Usage examples of "pieds et poings liés" in French with translation to English

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Il est pieds et poings liés. He's bound hand and foot.
Le voleur était pieds et poings liés. The thief was bound hand and foot.
Les corps étaient ligotés par les pieds et les mains. The bodies were tied by their feet and hands.
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.
Arrête de traîner des pieds et fais ce que je t'ai dit. Stop stalling and do what I told you.
Le corps et l'esprit de l'homme sont si étroitement liés l'un à l'autre que quoi qu'il arrive à l'un affecte l'autre. The body and the mind of man are so closely bound together that whatever affects one affects the other.
Vos pieds vous conduiront là où est votre cœur. Your feet will lead you to where your heart is.
Elle l'a attaqué à coups de poings. She attacked him with her fists.
C'est une croyance répandue, d'après un vote national aux États-Unis, que les musulmans sont liés au terrorisme. It is a prevalent belief, according to a nationwide vote in the United States, that Muslims are linked with terrorism.
Il n'a pas les pieds sur terre. He doesn't have his feet on the ground.
Elle l'attaqua à coups de poings. She attacked him with her fists.
Il y a quatre causes principales de décès liés à l'alcool. Les blessures dans les accidents automobiles ou la violence en est une. Les maladies comme la cirrhose, le cancer, les maladies cardio-vasculaires en sont les autres. There are four main causes of alcohol-related death. Injury from car accidents or violence is one. Diseases like cirrhosis of the liver, cancer, heart and blood system diseases are the others.
Tu dois t'agenouiller à mes pieds, me baiser la main et jurer que je suis un ange. You must kneel at my feet, kiss my hand and swear that I am an angel.
J'ai trouvé le garçon dormant à poings fermés. I found the boy sound asleep.
Ces deux concepts sont intimement liés. These two concepts are intimately related.
Tu seras bientôt sur pieds. You will soon get well.
Et si tu te servais de tes pieds ? What do you have your feet for?
Mes pieds sont devenus des bâtons. My legs feel heavy as lead.
L'infirmière m'a dit par la suite qu'elle avait fait de son mieux pour me remettre sur pieds. Later, the nurse told me she had done her best to make me well.
Un âne à deux pieds peut devenir général et rester âne. A two-legged donkey can become general and remain a donkey.
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