Sentence examples of "sur la pointe des pieds" in French
Je marchais sur la pointe des pieds pour ne pas réveiller le bébé.
I walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the baby.
La plante des pieds est insensible à la chaleur et au froid.
Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
La pointe de la lance était trempée dans un poison mortel.
The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
À Noël il a fait des pieds et des mains pour m'acheter une maquette d'avion réellement jolie.
At Christmas he went out of his way to buy me a really nice model plane.
Enfant, j'ai passé plusieurs années en Indonésie et entendu l'appel de l'adhan à la pointe de l'aube et à la tombée du crépuscule.
As a boy, I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and the fall of dusk.
Les danseurs alignèrent leurs pas sur la musique de l'orchestre.
The dancers timed their steps to the music of the band.
Les ongles des doigts croissent environ quatre fois plus vite que ceux des pieds.
Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.
Ne piétinez pas dans la salle de séjour avec des pieds boueux.
Don't tramp in the living room with muddy feet.
Elle a un droit sur la propriété de son défunt mari.
She has a claim on her deceased husband's estate.
Un homme libre pense à la mort moins qu'à toute chose; et sa sagesse est une méditation non sur la mort, mais sur la vie.
A free man thinks of death least of all things; and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life.
La sécheresse peut se ressentir sur la récolte cette année.
The drought may tell on the harvest this year.
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