Sentence examples of "mer" in French with translation "sea"

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Il voulait prendre la mer. He wanted to go to sea.
La marchandise arrive par mer. The goods arrive by sea.
Nous nageâmes dans la mer. We swam in the sea.
La mer est très large. The sea is very wide.
Les navigateurs périrent en mer. The sailors perished in the sea.
Nous avons nagé dans la mer. We swam in the sea.
Les marins ont péri en mer. The sailors perished in the sea.
Bill vit près de la mer. Bill lives near the sea.
Quelques enfants nagent dans la mer. Some children are swimming in the sea.
La mer n'est pas limpide. The sea isn't clear.
Je regardai la mer en dessous. I looked down at the sea.
Aujourd'hui la mer était chaude ! Today the sea was warm!
En été, on préfère la mer. In summer, people prefer the sea.
Les poissons vivent dans la mer. Fish live in the sea.
Les vents de mer sont humides. Winds from the sea are moist.
Nous vivons près de la mer. We lived close by the sea.
La pieuvre est dans la mer. The octopus is in the sea.
La mer semblait calme et lisse. The sea looks calm and smooth.
La mer n'est pas claire. The sea is not clear.
La mer est une rude maîtresse. The sea is a harsh mistress.
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