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Dictionary translations for "céder le pas"

céder le pas verb

give way

Contexts with "céder le pas"

Le pas de mon ami était mal assuré et les clochettes attachées à son chapeau sonnaient alors qu'il marchait. The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.

C'est la cloche. Les élèves amassés autour de l'entrée pressent le pas tous ensemble. It's the class bell. The pupils that had been around the school gate quickened their steps as one.

Il a pressé le pas en me dépassant, sans s'arrêter pour discuter. He hurried past me without stopping to speak.

Le seuil d'une porte est semblable au rebord d'une fenêtre, mais est exactement la même chose que le pas d'une porte. The threshold of a door is akin to the sill of a window, but it is exactly the same as the sill of a door.

Il n'avait pas l'intention de la laisser conduire, mais elle l'a tellement harcelé qu'il a fini par céder. He didn't intend to let her drive but she pestered him so much that he finally gave in.

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