Usage examples of "breaking point" in English with translation to French

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My patience has come to the breaking point. Ma patience a atteint ses limites.
His teacher gave it to him straight for breaking the chair. Le professeur le réprimanda sévèrement pour avoir brisé la chaise.
That's the point. C'est l'idée.
He's always breaking into our conversation. Il se mêle toujours de notre conversation.
He seems to have missed the point. Il semble qu'il n'ait pas tout saisi.
Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot. Celui qui ne respecte pas les règles devra partir sur-le-champ.
She made her point. Elle a expliqué son point de vue.
I will not be able to open the box without breaking it. Je n'arriverai pas à ouvrir la boîte sans qu'elle casse.
This lake is deepest at this point. Le lac est le plus profond à cet endroit.
After breaking up with his girlfriend he moped around the house for a whole month. Après avoir rompu avec sa copine, il traîna en broyant du noir autour de la maison pendant tout un mois.
From the practical point of view, his plan is not easy to carry out. D'un point de vue pratique, son plan n'est pas facile à mettre en oeuvre.
He can do five somersaults without breaking a sweat. Il peut faire cinq sauts périlleux sans souci.
The point is they are too young. Le fait est qu'ils sont trop jeunes.
He forgave me breaking my promise. Il m'a pardonné de n'avoir pas tenu ma promesse.
From my point of view, Australia is one of the best countries in the world. De mon point de vue, l'Australie est un des plus beaux pays du monde.
There are conditions under which breaking a promise or telling a lie are acceptable. Il y a des conditions sous lesquelles rompre une promesse ou dire un mensonge sont acceptables.
Come to think of it, a Jew has never come to my door trying to convert me to Judaism. A point in their favor! Réfléchis-y, un Juif n'est jamais venu à ma porte pour essayer de me convertir au judaïsme. Un point en leur faveur !
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. On ne fait pas d'omelettes sans casser des oeufs.
He uses a pencil with a fine point. Il utilise un crayon avec une pointe fine.
A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces. Un pic est un outil à long manche utilisé pour entamer les surfaces de sol dur.
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