Usage examples of "blow to pieces" in English with translation to French

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The bottle smashed to pieces. La bouteille se brisa en morceaux.
He was dazed by a blow to the head. Il fut étourdi par un coup sur la tête.
The vase crashed to pieces. Le vase se brisa en mille morceaux.
If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears. Si tu vas sous l'eau, retiens ta respiration et souffle pour déboucher tes oreilles.
The glass was broken to pieces. La vitre était brisée en morceaux.
The boxer received a blow to the body. Le boxeur reçut un coup.
When I tried to set the glass down in the sink my hand slipped and it shattered to pieces. Quand j'ai essayé de mettre le verre dans l'évier, ma main a glissé et il s'est brisé.
The devaluation of the currency dealt a crippling blow to the nation's economy. La dévaluation de la monnaie a causé un coup dur à l'économie nationale.
The building crumbled to pieces three years ago. Le bâtiment s'est effondré il y a trois ans.
It was a great blow to us. Ce fut un coup dur pour nous.
The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces. Le pare-brise d'une voiture fut brisé.
She tore the letter to pieces. Elle déchira en mille morceaux la lettre.
That blow on the head knocked him out cold. Ce coup sur la tête l'étendit inconscient.
The asteroid broke up into small pieces as it entered Earth's atmosphere. L'astéroïde se fracassa en petits morceaux en entrant dans l'atmosphère terrestre.
He took the blow on the head. Il prit le coup sur la tête.
Cut the salmon into small pieces. Coupez le saumon en petits morceaux.
It's never too early to blow our own horns, just don't let it go to your head. Il n'est jamais trop tôt pour se faire mousser, que ça ne vous monte cependant pas à la tête.
Break the chocolate into small pieces. Cassez le chocolat en petits morceaux.
The tree was felled with one hard blow of his ax. L'arbre fut abattu d'un seul fort coup de sa hache.
He tore the photographs into pieces. Il a déchiré la photo en confettis.
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