Sentence examples of "du bout des doigts" in French

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Il connait ce sujet sur le bout des doigts. He has the subject at his fingertips.
Je cherche le chemin du bout de l'univers. I am seeking the path to the end of the universe.
Elle tambourina des doigts sur la table. She drummed her fingers on the table.
Il fait gentleman jusqu'au bout des ongles. He looks every inch a gentleman.
Les ongles des doigts croissent environ quatre fois plus vite que ceux des pieds. Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.
Il est américain jusqu'au bout des ongles. He is American to the soles of his feet.
Bien que la fourchette ait été déjà introduite sur les tables des personnes bien nanties, plusieurs membres de la royauté, comme Élizabeth Première d'Angleterre ou Louis XIV de France, mangeaient avec leurs doigts. Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers.
Je rentrais à la maison depuis un endroit au bout du monde, à environ trois heures d'un sombre matin d'hiver, et mon chemin conduisait à travers une partie de la ville où il n'y avait littéralement rien à voir que des lampes. I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps.
Il souffla sur le bout de ses doigts. He blew on the tip of his fingers.
L'homme a mangé avec ses doigts depuis la nuit des temps. People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.
Donnez-m'en un bout. Give me a tip.
Ce magazine est à destination des adolescents. That magazine is aimed at teenagers.
La fille est adroite de ses doigts. The girl is skillful with her fingers.
J'avais son nom au bout de la langue mais je ne pouvais m'en souvenir. His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
Le Mahjong est un des jeux les plus intéressants. Mahjong is one of the most interesting games.
Il souffla sur ses doigts pour les réchauffer. He blew on his fingers to make them warm.
Il se tenait au bout de la queue. He stood at the end of the line.
Elle me fait souvent des blagues. She would often play tricks on me.
Je mis mes doigts dans mes oreilles pour éviter ces bruits terribles. I put my fingers in my ears to block out the terrible sounds.
Il faudrait que tu ailles jusqu'au bout de ton premier plan. You should carry out your first plan.
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