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

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Several bridges have been damaged or swept away. Plusieurs ponts ont été endommagés ou emportés.

If you quit your job, you'll be burning your bridges. Si tu démissionnes, tu vas couper les ponts.

This book says the earliest man-made bridges date back to the New Stone Age. Ce livre dit que les premiers ponts remontent au Néolithique.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. La majestueuse égalité des lois, qui interdit au riche comme au pauvre de coucher sous les ponts, de mendier dans les rues et de voler du pain.

The bridge is being repainted. Le pont est en train d'être repeint.

You'll need a temporary bridge. Vous avez besoin d'un bridge provisoire.

That bridge isn't long. Ce pont n'est pas long.

How long is that bridge? Quelle est la longueur de ce pont ?

How long is the bridge? De quelle longueur est ce pont ?

The soldiers guarded the bridge. Les soldats gardaient le pont.

They boast of their bridge. Ils se vantent de leur pont.

How long is this bridge? Quelle longueur fait ce pont ?

How long that bridge is! Qu'est-ce que ce pont est long !

The bridge is under construction. Le pont est en construction.

That bridge is very beautiful. Ce pont est très beau.

That bridge is made of stone. Ce pont est fait en pierre.

This bridge bears only ten tons. Ce pont ne supporte que dix tonnes.

This bridge will not endure long. Ce pont ne tiendra pas longtemps.

The water flows under the bridge. L'eau s'écoule sous le pont.

The bridge connects the two cities. Le pont joint les deux villes.

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