Sentence examples of "maigre comme un clou" in French

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John est maigre comme un clou. John is as lean as a wolf.
Elle est maigre comme un manche à balai. She is as thin as a broom stick.
Nous avons trouvé un clou enfoncé dans le pneu. We found a nail stuck in the tire.
Maintenant que tu es grand, tu ne dois pas te comporter comme un enfant. Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
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.
Le monde est comme un livre, ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page. The world is like a book, and those who don't travel read only one page.
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.
Il ment comme un arracheur de dents. He is lying through his teeth.
Un clou chasse l'autre. One nail drives out another.
Il sait nager comme un poisson. He is able to swim like a fish.
Cette machine ne vaut pas un clou. This machine is worthless.
Il me traite toujours comme un enfant. He always treats me like a child.
Un clou a perforé le pneu de la voiture. A nail penetrated the car tire.
Il fume comme un pompier et boit comme une outre. He smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish.
Un clou a percé le pneu. A nail punctured the tire.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
Si tu te comportes comme un larbin, on te traite comme un larbin. If you behave like a flunkey, you're treated like a flunkey.
Ils considéraient cet homme comme un danger pour la société. They regarded the man as a danger to society.
J'ai donné un tambourin comme un cadeau à mon père. I gave my dad a tambourine as a gift.
James Bond a tout été présenté comme un parieur de grosses sommes dans ses films. James Bond was always depicted as a high roller in his movies.
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