Sentence examples of "heurter rocher" in French
Il tira de toutes ses forces, mais le rocher ne bougea pas.
He pulled with all his strength but the rock would not move.
On appelle "pieux mensonge" un mensonge qui n'a pour but que d'éviter de heurter les sentiments ou les espoirs de quelqu'un.
A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie."
Vu de loin ce grand rocher ressemble à un vieux château.
Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.
J'ai beau essayer, je n'arrive pas à nager jusqu'à ce rocher.
No matter how hard I try, I can't swim to that rock.
Vu de loin, le rocher ressemblait à un visage humain.
Seen from distance, the rock looked like a human face.
Si on le regarde à distance, ce rocher ressemble à un visage humain.
Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a human face.
Étrangement, je me fatiguai rapidement et m'assis sur le bord d'un rocher.
As was unusual for me, I got tired quickly and I sat down on the edge of a rock.
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