Usage examples of "vent arrière" in French with translation to English

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L'écureuil avança contre le vent très fort. The squirrel advanced against the strong wind.
Je peux tracer mes ancêtres deux cents ans en arrière. I can trace my ancestors back 200 years.
La bougie a été éteinte par le vent. The candle was blown out by the wind.
Nous ne pouvons revenir en arrière. We can't go back.
C'est un mauvais vent qui ne souffle rien de bon. It's an ill wind that blows no good.
Les roues arrière de ce tracteur ont des roulements à bille de la taille de mon poing. The back wheels on that tractor have ball bearings the size of my fist.
Le vent souffle très fort. It is blowing very hard.
Tom, dix mots en arrière, ne voyait pas bien ce mot-ci. Mary, qui était plus près, le lui décrivit. Tom, back ten words, couldn't see very well this one. Mary, who stood closer, described it to him.
Le vent du Nord a soufflé toute la journée. The north wind held on all day.
Il la fit virevolter, la prit dans ses bras, la pencha en arrière et lui donna un grand baiser hollywoodien. He spun her around, took her in his arms, dipped her back, and gave her a big Hollywood kiss.
Le vent souffle du nord. The wind is blowing from the north.
On ne peut plus retourner en arrière maintenant. There's no turning back now.
Le vent emporta son chapeau. She had her hat blown off by the wind.
Une fois que le changement social commence, on ne peut pas revenir en arrière. On ne peut pas désapprendre à lire à une personne. On ne peut pas humilier une personne qui se sent fière. On ne peut pas opprimer les gens qui n'ont plus peur. Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
Vous connaissez la phrase, "on récolte ce que l’on sème". Moi j’ai semé le vent maintenant voilà ma tempête. You know the phrase, we harvest, that which we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm.
Un retour en arrière est exclu. There is no going back.
Perdant son équilibre par une soudaine rafale de vent, le funambule tomba vers sa mort. Losing his balance from a sudden gust of wind, the tightrope walker fell to his death.
En faisant la lessive, elle trouva une capote dans la poche arrière du pantalon de son fils. While doing the wash she found a condom in the back pocket of her son's pants.
Le vent soufflait pourtant plus fort lorsque nous atteignîmes le sommet de la colline. The wind blew harder yet when we reached the top of the hill.
Elle fit machine arrière au dernier moment. She backed out at the last moment.
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