Sentence examples of "faire barrage" in French
Une fuite de pétrole a été endiguée par un barrage de castors en Alberta.
An oil leak was contained by a beaver dam in Alberta.
Le barrage céda et lâcha une grande masse d'eau en aval de la vallée.
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
Vous êtes un très bon secrétaire. Si vous ne vous étiez pas occupé de tout, je n'aurais rien pu faire. Vous êtes formidable.
You are a really good secretary. If you didn't take care of everything, I couldn't do anything. You are just great.
Tu dois à ceux qui dépendent de toi de le faire.
You owe it to those who are dependent upon you to do this.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat.
I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Faire une nuit blanche n'est jamais aussi productif qu'il apparaît.
All-nighters are never as productive as they seem.
Comment pouvez-vous rester là à ne rien faire pendant que vos compatriotes sont massacrés ?
How can you just stand there and do nothing while your countrymen are slaughtered?
On dit que le jus de betterave peut faire baisser la tension artérielle.
They say that beet juice can lower blood pressure.
Pour faire court, il a marié son premier amour.
To make a long story short, he married his first love.
Je me suis débrouillé pour me faire comprendre en anglais.
I managed to make myself understood in English.
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