Sentence examples of "wear off" in English

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He'll be groggy for another few hours until the drug wears off. Il sera chancelant pour quelques heures encore, jusqu'à ce que la drogue se dissipe.

Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.

Drivers should wear seat belts. Les conducteurs doivent porter leur ceinture.

Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.

I have so many clothes I don't know what to wear tomorrow. J'ai tellement de vêtements que je ne sais pas quoi mettre demain.

He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.

I hear a lot of girls wear bikinis at that beach. J'entends dire que beaucoup de filles portent des bikinis sur cette plage.

They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.

I looked in my closet for something to wear, but couldn't find anything appropriate for the occasion. J'ai cherché dans ma garde-robe quelque chose à porter, mais je n'ai rien pu trouver qui convienne à l'occasion.

The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.

Cats don't wear collars. Les chats ne portent pas de colliers.

Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.

You'd better wear a sweater under your jacket. Vous feriez mieux de porter un pull sous votre veste.

Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.

She bought a shirt for him to wear to the party. Elle lui acheta une chemise à porter à la fête.

She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.

Tom doesn't wear glasses, but he used to. Tom ne porte pas de lunettes, mais il en portait.

Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.

As far as I'm concerned, laws that require drivers to wear seatbelts are paternalistic. En ce qui me concerne, les lois requérant le port de la ceinture par les conducteurs sont paternalistes.

It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday. Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.

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