Usage examples of "pêche à la baleine" in French with translation to English

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Au regard de la critique internationale, quelques pays ont arrêté la chasse à la baleine. Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.
La baleine a été trouvée au large de la côte de Wakayama. The whale has been found off the coast of Wakayama.
J'ai vu un bateau de pêche à environ un mile de la côte. I saw a fishing boat about a mile off the shore.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
La baleine est bien connue comme étant le plus gros mammifère. The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
La baleine est réputée être le plus grand mammifère. The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
La baleine est un mammifère. A whale is a mammal.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
La baleine n'est pas un poisson mais un mammifère. The whale is not a fish but a mammal.
Tom ne croit pas à la vie après la mort. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
La baleine est un très gros mammifère qui vit dans mer. The whale is a very large mammal which lives in the sea.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
La baleine est le plus gros animal sur terre. The whale is the largest animal on the earth.
Ne touche pas à la peinture fraîche. Don't touch the wet paint.
Il parle avec une pipe à la bouche. He spoke with a pipe in his mouth.
L'air et l'eau sont indispensables à la vie. Both air and water are indispensable for life.
Je te verrai à la gare demain. I'll meet you down at the station tomorrow.
J'aimerais une douzaine de choux à la crème. I want a dozen cream puffs.
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