Sentence examples of "throw in the towel" in English

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In spite of our encouragement he decided to throw in the towel. Il décida de jeter l'éponge malgré nos encouragements.

He threw in the towel. Il a jeté l'éponge.

He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man. Il a abandonné quand sa chanteuse de cabaret favorite a marié un autre homme.

The towel counted for nothing. La serviette ne compta pour rien.

I stay in the house today. Je resterai à la maison aujourd'hui.

The towel wasn't at all useful. La serviette ne fut pas du tout utile.

It glows in the dark. Ça luit dans l'obscurité.

The towel wasn't useful at all. La serviette n'était pas utile du tout.

Tennis began in France in the thirteenth century. Le tennis fut d'abord pratiqué en France au treizième siècle.

The towel was quite useless. La serviette fut tout à fait inutile.

To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. À mon stratège en chef, David Axelrod, qui a été un partenaire avec moi à chaque pas du chemin. À la meilleure équipe de campagne jamais assemblée dans l'histoire de la politique ! Vous l'avez accompli, et je suis pour toujours redevable pour ce que vous avez sacrifié pour le faire.

She wrung the towel dry. Elle tordit la serviette.

There were a few passengers in the train who were injured in the accident. Il y a eu quelques passagers dans le train qui ont été blessés.

Tom wrung out the towel. Tom essora la serviette.

In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. Aux premiers temps, les hommes communiquaient par signaux de fumée.

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University invented a telenoid which could replace mobile phones in the future. Le Professeur Hiroshi Ishiguro de l'université d'Osaka a inventé un télénoïde qui pourrait remplacer les téléphones portables dans le futur.

I made an awful mistake in the test. J'ai fait une terrible erreur au test.

Tomorrow, I'm going to take my mother out in the new car. Demain, je vais promener ma mère dans la nouvelle voiture.

He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce.

Some people are working in the fields. Des gens travaillent aux champs.

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