Usage examples of "machine gun" in English with translation to French

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He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun. Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse.
The mafia boss was killed in a hail of machine gun fire. Le parrain de la maffia fut tué par une pluie de tirs d'arme automatique.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
The brain is just a complicated machine. Le cerveau n'est qu'une machine compliquée.
The gun is jammed. L'arme est enrayée.
Someday I will buy a cotton candy machine. Un jour j'achèterai une machine à barbe-à-papa.
The policeman aimed his gun at the man. Le policier mit l'homme en joue.
He put the machine in motion. Il a mis en marche la machine.
In many ways, these fossils are the 'smoking gun' just before the emergence of our own genus. Par plusieurs aspects, ces fossiles constituent « l'arme du crime », juste avant la naissance de notre propre genre.
This machine is superior in quality to that one. Cette machine est de meilleure qualité que celle-là.
The robber aimed his gun at the clerk. Le voleur pointait son arme sur l'employé.
Press this button to start the machine. Appuyer sur ce bouton pour démarrer la machine.
He keeps this gun loaded. Il garde ce pistolet chargé.
By whom was this machine invented? Par qui a été inventée cette machine ?
Bill was killed with a gun. Bill a été tué par un fusil.
The machine takes a lot of room. Cette machine prend beaucoup de place.
My screw gun is making weird noises. Ma visseuse fait des bruits bizarres.
The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such. Les souffrances de l'âge de la mécanisation ne prennent pas leur origine dans les machines elles-mêmes.
You're the only person I know that owns a gun. Vous êtes la seule personne que je connaisse qui possède une arme à feu.
I can't remember how to use this machine. Je n'arrive pas à me rappeler l'utilisation de cette machine.
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