Sentence examples of "enfoncer le clou" in French

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Jusqu'à quelle profondeur arrivez-vous à vous enfoncer le doigt dans le nez ? How far can you stick your finger up your nose?
George était le clou de la soirée. George was the high sport of the evening.
Le clou déchira sa veste. The nail tore his jacket.
Nous avons trouvé un clou enfoncé dans le pneu. We found a nail stuck in the tire.
Pour celui qui n'a qu'un marteau dans sa trousse à outils, tout problème ressemble à un clou. To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail.
J'te l'dis, sa vieille guimbarde ne vaut pas un clou. I'm telling you, his old car won't fetch a red cent.
Un clou chasse l'autre. One nail drives out another.
John est maigre comme un clou. John is as lean as a wolf.
Cette machine ne vaut pas un clou. This machine is worthless.
Un clou a perforé le pneu de la voiture. A nail penetrated the car tire.
Un clou a percé le pneu. A nail punctured the tire.
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