Sentence examples of "coup d'épingle" in French

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Cela vaut-il le coup d'aller à l'université ? Is college worth it?
Tom ne fit que jeter un coup d’œil aux gros titres. Tom only glanced at the headlines.
Il m'a collé un coup de pied dans les roubignoles. He kicked me in the balls.
Tu viens de me faire manquer le coup parfait quand tu as crié. You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
Tout à coup, il m'a demandée en mariage. All of a sudden, he proposed to me.
La voiture accéléra d'un coup et dépassa le camion. The car put on a burst of speed and passed the truck.
Je pense que ça vaut le coup de demander. I think it's worth asking.
Si tu passes trop de temps au soleil sans mettre de crème solaire, il est probable que tu attrapes un coup de soleil. If you spend too much time in the sun without putting on sunscreen, you are likely to get a sunburn.
L'homme jeta un coup d'oeil aux actualités et fut choqué. The man glanced at the news program and was shocked.
Restez dans le coup. Keep up with the times.
Reste dans le coup. Keep up with the times.
Je la reconnus du premier coup d'œil. I recognized her at first sight.
Ça ne vaut pas le coup d'aller là. It isn't worthwhile going there.
Le boxeur reçut un coup. The boxer received a blow to the body.
Il a le coup d'œil pour les objets anciens. He has an eye for antiques.
Tout à coup, je ressentis une vive douleur à l'estomac. All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
Tout à coup les bombes ennemies se mirent à pleuvoir sur nous. All of a sudden, the enemy bombs came down on us like rain.
Son nouveau roman vaut le coup de le lire. His new novel is worth reading.
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 fut étourdi par un coup sur la tête. He was dazed by a blow to the head.
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