Sentence examples of "voile" in French
Tu sais que le voile de la nuit recouvre mon visage, sans quoi une rougeur virginale empourprerait ma joue.
Thou know’st the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.
Dieu fournit le vent, mais l'homme doit hisser les voiles.
God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
Le soudain coup de vent gonfla les voiles et poussa le bateau en avant dans une embardée.
The sudden gust of wind filled the sails and lurched the boat forward.
Elle se réjouissait d'aller faire de la voile avec lui.
She was looking forward to going sailing with him.
Il est difficile, pour les débutants, de s'amuser en planche à voile.
It is difficult for beginners to enjoy windsurfing.
Ferdinand Magellan fut le premier homme à traverser à la voile tous les méridiens du monde, mais la seule raison qui le lui permit, c'est que Christophe Colomb avait choisi de le faire à la nage.
The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
Il fallait du courage pour traverser le Pacifique à la voile en solitaire.
It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.
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