Sentence examples of "battre en brèche" in French

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Ils n'eurent d'autre choix que de battre en retraite. They had no alternative but to retreat.
Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de battre en retraite. I think it's time for me to retire.
Elle sentit son cœur battre la chamade. She felt her heart beating fast.
L'extra-terrestre tira avec son pistolet à rayons et ouvrit une brèche dans la coque du vaisseau spatial. The alien shot his ray gun and blasted a hole in the spaceship's hull.
Mon cœur s'est arrêté de battre. My heart stopped beating.
Hé les garçons, arrêtez de vous battre. Allez, séparez-vous ! Hey boys, stop fighting. Come on, break it up!
Je sentais mon coeur battre rapidement. I felt my heart beating rapidly.
Je sentais mon cœur battre après avoir un peu couru. I felt my heart pound after running a little.
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?
Il fait battre le cœur des jeunes filles. He makes young girls' hearts flutter.
Tant que nous vivons, notre cœur ne cesse de battre. As long as we live, our heart never stops beating.
À moins que vous n'arrêtiez de vous battre, je vais appeler la police. Unless you stop fighting, I'll call the police.
Je peux t'enseigner à te battre. I can teach you how to fight.
Je sentis mon cœur battre violemment. I felt my heart beating violently.
Il est impossible à battre. He is impossible to beat.
L'intelligence artificielle ne peut pas battre la stupidité naturelle. Artificial intelligence cannot beat natural stupidity.
Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud. Strike while the iron is hot.
Tu ne peux pas avoir de relation sans combats, mais tu peux faire en sorte que ta relation vaille le coup de te battre. You can't have a relationship without any fights, but you can make your relationship worth the fight.
Nous devons nous unir pour battre l'ennemi. We need to band together to beat the enemy.
Mon coeur commença à battre la chamade. My heart began to beat fast.
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