Sentence examples of "bord de près" in French
Un gratte-ciel est-il un objet de grande taille lointain ou un objet de petite taille vu de près ?
Is a skyscraper a big thing far away or a small thing close up?
La crise des missiles de Cuba a placé le monde au bord de la guerre nucléaire.
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Au marché des valeurs mobilières de Tokyo, les titres de près de quatre-cent-cinquante sociétés sont négociés de gré à gré.
In the Tokyo stock market, stocks of about 450 companies are traded over the counter.
La toupie tournait dangereusement près du bord de la table.
The top spun perilously close to the edge of the table.
La pelouse tondue de près séduit un peuple qui a tendance, par ses origines, à trouver du plaisir dans la contemplation d'un pâturage bien entretenu.
The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
Je n'aurais pas dû poser mon portable aussi près du bord de la table.
I shouldn't have put my laptop so close to the edge of the table.
Au marché actions de Tokyo, les titres de près de quatre-cent-cinquante sociétés sont négociés de gré à gré.
In the Tokyo stock market, stocks of about 450 companies are traded over the counter.
Au fur et à mesure que l'avion s'approchait de turbulences, le pilote demanda aux passagers à bord de l'avion d'attacher leurs ceintures de sécurité.
As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.
Nous avons observé cette plante de près pendant quelques semaines.
We observed this plant closely for a few weeks.
À bord de sa soucoupe, il survole les maisons...
On board his flying saucer, he's flying over houses...
Après quelques brasses, je sortis de l'eau et m'assis sur le bord de la piscine.
After a light swim, I came up from the water and sat down on the poolside.
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