Sentence examples of "faire un retour en arrière" in French

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Un retour en arrière est exclu. There is no going back.
Je serai de retour en moins de deux. I'll be back in a jiffy.
Je peux tracer mes ancêtres deux cents ans en arrière. I can trace my ancestors back 200 years.
Il faut de tout pour faire un monde. In our society we find men of integrity along with crooks.
Il a décidé peu de temps après son retour en France d’abandonner sa carrière comme économiste pour se dédier à sa vraie passion, l’écriture, en Espagne. Shortly after coming back to France, he decided to abandon his career as an economist in order to dedicate himself to his true passion: writing, in Spain.
L'une des filles fut laissée en arrière. One of the girls was left behind.
Pourriez-vous me faire un rabais ? Could you give me a discount?
Je serai de retour en un rien de temps. I'll be back before you know it.
Nous ne pouvons revenir en arrière. We can't go back.
Est-ce que tu as à faire un discours ? Do you have to make a speech?
Mon retour en Afrique du Sud a fait remonter à la surface des souvenirs pénibles. Going back to South Africa had stirred up some painful memories for him.
Il nous remit juste une carte et courut en avant. Nous qui étions laissés en arrière, dûmes poursuivre avec juste la carte sur laquelle nous reposer. He just gave us a map and sprinted ahead. We who were left behind had to go on with just the map to rely on.
Je vais faire un exposé à la conférence d'éthique biomédicale de cette année. I'm going to give a paper at this year's conference on biomedical ethics.
Je serai de retour en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire. I'll be back before you know it.
Tom, dix mots en arrière, ne voyait pas bien ce mot-ci. Mary, qui était plus près, le lui décrivit. Tom, back ten words, couldn't see very well this one. Mary, who stood closer, described it to him.
Il se fit faire un nouveau costume. He had a new suit made.
Je serai de retour en un tournemain. I'll be back before you know it.
Il la fit virevolter, la prit dans ses bras, la pencha en arrière et lui donna un grand baiser hollywoodien. He spun her around, took her in his arms, dipped her back, and gave her a big Hollywood kiss.
Il m'a appris à faire un gâteau. He showed me how to make a cake.
Ne me laissez pas en arrière! Don't leave me behind!
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