Usage examples of "down the river" in English with translation to French

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He sold me down the river. Il me vendit en aval de la rivière.
A ball is floating down the river. Un ballon descend la rivière en flottant.
He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.
He failed in his attempt to swim across the river. Il a échoué dans sa tentative de traverser la rivière à la nage.
She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.
From above the river looks like a serpent slithering through the jungle. Vue de dessus, la rivière ressemble à un serpent glissant à travers la jungle.
She raced him down the hill. Elle fit la course avec lui jusqu'au bas de la colline.
I crossed the river by boat. Je traversai le fleuve en bateau.
Do you mind if I turn down the TV? Cela te dérangerait-il que je baisse le son de la télévision ?
I went fishing in the river yesterday. Je suis allé pêcher dans la rivière hier.
Go straight down the road, and when you pass the traffic light you're there. Descendez la rue tout droit et lorsque vous passez le feu, vous y êtes.
The birds' home is in the forest, the fish's home is in the river, the bees' home is in the flowers, and the little children's is in China. We love our motherland from the time we're little, as the birds love the forest, the fish love the river, and the bees love the flowers. Le foyer des oiseaux est dans la forêt, le foyer des poissons est dans la rivière, le foyer des abeilles est dans les fleurs, et celui des petits enfants est en Chine. Nous aimons notre mère patrie depuis notre enfance, comme les oiseaux aiment la forêt, les poissons aiment la rivière, et les abeilles aiment les fleurs.
May I turn down the TV? Puis-je baisser le son du téléviseur ?
The river runs through the valley. La rivière coule à travers la vallée.
The children slid down the bank. L'enfant glissa le long du banc.
King Henry VIII had a tennis court at Hampton Court, his palace on the River Thames, not very far from London. Le roi Henri VIII avait un court de tennis à Hampton court, son palais près de la Tamise, pas très loin de Londres.
He walked down the street whistling cheerfully. Il descendit à pied la rue en sifflotant gaiement.
Her house is across the river. Sa maison est de l'autre côté de la rivière.
In the winter, I like to sled down the small hill close to our home. En hiver, j'aime descendre en luge le monticule proche de notre maison.
He succeeded in swimming across the river. Il a réussi à traverser la rivière à la nage.
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