Sentence examples of "Tout d'un coup" in French

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Tout d'un coup il m'aperçut. Suddenly he saw me.
Tout d'un coup, j'entendis un cri. All at once, I heard a cry.
Le fantôme disparut tout d'un coup. The ghost vanished suddenly.
Tout d'un coup le ciel se couvrit. All of a sudden the sky became overcast.
Pourquoi tu me parles d'hippopotames tout d'un coup ? Je ne vois pas le rapport entre ça et tes douze poissons rouges. Why are you telling me about hippos all of the sudden? I don't see the connection between that and your twelve red goldfishes.
Il a tout d'un érudit. He is every bit a scholar.
La voiture accéléra d'un coup et dépassa le camion. The car put on a burst of speed and passed the truck.
Il avait tout d'un roi. He was every inch a king.
Cette maison a besoin d'un coup de peinture. This house needs painting.
Il a tout d'un monsieur. He is every inch a gentleman.
Souffle toutes les bougies du gâteau d'anniversaire d'un coup. Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once.
Ne freine pas d'un coup. Don't brake suddenly.
D'un coup, elle a éclaté en sanglots. She burst into tears.
D'un coup, ça a l'air plus grand. Suddenly, it looks bigger.
Il se débarrassa de ses chaussures d'un coup de pied sans préalablement les délacer. He kicked his shoes off without untying them first.
Ce portail a besoin d'un coup de peinture. This gate needs painting.
Prenez-en trois d'un coup. Take three at a time.
Voici une occasion en or que nous serions stupides de ne pas saisir. Mettons-nous au travail pour tout finir d'un seul coup. This is a golden opportunity we'd be stupid to pass up. Let's get to work and finish it all in one fell swoop.
Tout à coup, la sonnette de la porte de devant tinta et l'ombre noire d'un homme seul se glissa tranquillement à l'intérieur. All of a sudden, the front door bell rang and the dark shadow of a lone man slipped in quietly.
L’iaidō est une forme d'escrime qui frappe un attaquant d'un seul coup d'épée, rapidement dégainée de son fourreau, que l'on soit assis ou en déambulation. Iaido, it is a form of swordsmanship that strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether one is sitting or walking.
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