Usage examples of "être dans le pétrin" in French with translation to English

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Il est dans le pétrin. He is in trouble now.
Je crois être dans le vrai. I believe I am in the right.
Tom est dans le pétrin. Tom is in deep trouble.
Nous sommes dans le pétrin. We're in trouble.
On est dans le pétrin. We're in trouble.
Je suis dans le pétrin. I am in a spot.
Plus de gens se mettent dans le pétrin pour les choses qu'ils disent plutôt que pour ce qu'ils font. More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
Être dans une pièce remplie de fumeurs est mon aversion. Being in a room full of smokers is my pet peeve.
Vous pensiez à quoi en laissant les loyalistes dans le château ? What do you think you're doing letting the loyalists into the castle?
Elle ne peut être dans cet hôtel puisqu'elle est retournée au Canada. She cannot be staying at this hotel, because she has gone back to Canada.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Si tu y vas par le bus, tu peux y être dans environ trois fois moins de temps. If you go by bus, you can get there in about one-third of the time.
Il a lancé sa ligne dans le lac. He cast his line into the lake.
Un espion peut être dans les environs. A spy may be about.
Du bambou pousse dans le jardin. There's bamboo growing in the garden.
Être dans une situation difficile. Between a rock and a hard place.
Nous sommes allés dans le parc, pour jouer. We went to the park to play.
Si tu t'y rends par le bus, tu peux y être dans environ le tiers du temps. If you go by bus, you can get there in about one-third of the time.
Nous pouvons voir beaucoup d'étoiles dans le ciel l'été. We can see a lot of stars at night in summer.
Remplis le formulaire suivant pour savoir qui tu as pu être dans ta vie antérieure. Complete the following form to know who you could have been in a previous life.
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