Sentence examples of "se renverser" in French

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Le vase sur mon pupitre se renversa alors que je sursautai. The vase on my desk overturned when I jumped up in surprise.
Ma bouteille d'eau vient de se renverser sur mon ordinateur ! My water bottle just got spilled on my computer!
Il manqua de justesse de se faire renverser. He narrowly escaped being run over.
L’avilissement des actes du roi a amené les gens à croire qu’il n’était rien d’autre qu’un tyran qu’il fallait renverser. The depravity of the king's deeds lead the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.
Il a vraiment failli se faire renverser. He narrowly escaped being run over.
Il a manqué de se faire renverser à un croisement. He was nearly run over at an intersection.
J'ai failli me faire renverser par une voiture. I was nearly hit by a car.
C'est renverser l'ordre logique des choses. That's reversing the logical order of things.
Il était à deux doigts de se faire renverser par une voiture. He came near being run over by a car.
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