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

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My grandfather can't walk without his cane. Mon grand-père ne peut pas marcher sans sa canne.

I get along quite well now with my new cane. Je me déplace très bien maintenant avec ma nouvelle canne.

A little, old woman foiled the robbery by whacking the thief on the head with her cane. Une petite vieille a déjoué le cambriolage en donnant un grand coup sur la tête du voleur avec sa canne.

In Singapore, a way to punish criminals is to whip them, or hit them several strokes with a cane, on their backs. À Singapour, une façon de punir les criminels est de les fouetter, ou de les frapper plusieurs fois avec une canne, sur le dos.

How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity. Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité.

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