Usage examples of "Rocks" in English with translation to French

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We saw laborers blasting rocks. On a vu des ouvriers faire sauter des rochers.
Fallen rocks blocked the road. Des éboulements de roches bloquaient la route.
Seeing the son of a whore throwing rocks at a crowd, he said: "Be careful, you could hit your father." Voyant le fils d'une catin jeter des pierres à la foule : "Fais attention, lui dit-il, tu pourrais blesser ton père."
Rocks are beautifully arranged in the Japanese-style garden. Les rochers sont disposés harmonieusement dans le jardin de style japonais.
Fallen rocks blocked the way. Des éboulements de roches bloquaient le passage.
The road was blocked by fallen rocks. La route était bloquée par des éboulements de roches.
The lifeless rocks nod their heads again and again. Les roches sans vie balancent la tête, encore et encore.
Their ship struck a rock. Leur bateau a heurté un rocher.
I classify his music as rock. Je classe sa musique comme du rock.
There's a rock on the floor. Il y a une roche sur le plancher.
Look out for rock slides. Attention aux chutes de pierres.
I was a child, I remember, my mother would rock me in the cradle. J'étais enfant, je me souviens, ma mère me balançait dans mon berceau.
I'm moving the rock. Je bouge le rocher.
He acts like a rock star. Il se comporte en vedette du rock.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock. La poésie doit être neuve comme l'écume et vieille comme la roche.
It was hard as rock. C'était dur comme de la pierre.
She's going up the rock. Elle fait l'ascension du rocher.
He is known as a rock singer. Il est connu en tant que chanteur de rock.
It was as hard as rock. C'était aussi dur que de la pierre.
He built his house on rock. Il a construit sa maison sur le rocher.
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