Sentence examples of "battre comme plâtre" in French
M. Wright parle japonais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle.
Mr Wright speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
J'ai avancé le nom de Paul comme candidat possible.
I put Paul's name forward as a possible candidate.
Hé les garçons, arrêtez de vous battre. Allez, séparez-vous !
Hey boys, stop fighting. Come on, break it up!
Il disait que parler le mandarin est comme de manger de l'ananas. Ça le démange partout.
He said that speaking Chinese is like eating pineapple. It makes him itchy all over.
Les filetages à gauches sont devenus rares en mécanique mais on les trouve encore sur certains objets, comme sur les pédaliers de vélo, par exemple.
Left-hand threads have now become unsual in mechanics but they can still be found on some objects, such as on bicycles' pedals, for instance.
Tu cherches un emploi, pas vrai ? Ne devrais-tu pas être en train de battre le pavé ?
You're looking for a job, aren't you? Shouldn't you be out pounding the pavement?
Maintenant que tu es grand, tu ne dois pas te comporter comme un enfant.
Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
Tant que nous vivons, notre cœur ne cesse de battre.
As long as we live, our heart never stops beating.
La persévérance, comme vous le savez, est la clé du succès.
Perseverance, as you know, is the key to success.
À moins que vous n'arrêtiez de vous battre, je vais appeler la police.
Unless you stop fighting, I'll call the police.
Il laça la chaussure de son fils en faisant un double nœud et il dit : «Voilà, ça devrait aller comme ça.»
He tied his son's shoe with a double knot and said, "There, that should do the trick."
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