Usage examples of "cut out" in English with translation to French

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I cut the article out of the magazine. J'ai découpé l'article de ce magazine.

One of the aircraft's engines cut out. Un des moteurs de l'avion s'arrêta.

He cut the advertisement out of the newspaper. Il découpa l'annonce du journal.

I'm just not cut out for this kind of work. Je ne suis simplement pas taillé pour ce genre de travail.

That is the sort of job I am cut out for. C'est le genre de travail pour lequel je suis fait.

You have to paint the whole house all by yourself? You sure have your work cut out for you. Tu dois peindre toute la maison tout seul ? Tu dois sûrement avoir été prédéterminé.

My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman. Mon grand-père était un homme plutôt cultivé, pour l'époque et le lieu, mais il n'était simplement pas taillé pour être un homme d'affaires.

Tom had just one word to cut so that out of this sentence, forever, disappeared our Mary. Tom n'avait plus qu'un mot à couper pour que de cette phrase, à jamais, disparaisse notre Mary.

I have cut up all but one of my credit cards. J'ai interrompu toutes mes cartes de crédit sauf une.

The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it. Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.

They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.

Jane is out shopping. Jane est sortie faire du shopping.

I want a knife to cut the rope with. Je veux un couteau pour couper la corde.

By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.

We are cut from the same cloth. Nous sommes de même farine.

Let me spell it out for you. Laisse-moi te l'épeler.

Yesterday I washed my hair. Today I'll cut it. Hier je me suis lavé les cheveux. Aujourd'hui je les coupe.

The girls who go, sickle on their shoulders, to cut alfalfa for the rabbits. Les filles qui vont, la faucille sur l'épaule, couper de la luzerne pour les lapins.

Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone. Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre.

Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.

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