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

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Dad painted the walls white. Mon père a peint les murs en blanc.

She painted the walls white. Elle a peint les murs en blanc.

The walls were covered with graffiti. Les murs étaient couverts de graffitis.

The catapult hurled the boulder over the castle walls. La catapulte propulsa le boulet par-dessus les murs du château.

Be careful what you say, Andrea; the walls have ears. Fais attention à ce que tu dis, Andrea; les murs ont des oreilles.

The robot's guidance system has gone haywire. It keeps bumping into walls. Le système de guidage du robot est détraqué. Il n'arrête pas de se cogner aux murs.

He stood for a moment outside the walls of the prison, exulting in his miraculous escape. Il se tint pendant un moment à l'extérieur des murs de la prison, exultant de son évasion miraculeuse.

Let us consider the gravity of this day, for today inside the hospitable walls of Boulogne-sur-Mer, the French are not meeting the English, nor are Russians meeting Poles, but people are meeting people. Prenons bien conscience de la gravité de la journée d'aujourd'hui, car aujourd'hui, dans les murs accueillants de Boulogne-sur-Mer, ne se réunissent pas des Français avec des Anglais, des Russes avec des Polonais, mais des hommes avec des hommes.

Let us be fully aware of all the importance of this day, because today within the generous walls of Boulogne-sur-Mer have met not French with English, nor Russians with Polish, but people with people. Prenons bien conscience de la gravité de la journée d'aujourd'hui, car aujourd'hui, dans les murs accueillants de Boulogne-sur-Mer, ne se réunissent pas des Français avec des Anglais, des Russes avec des Polonais, mais des hommes avec des hommes.

This wall feels very cold. Ce mur est très froid.

A high wall stands all about the garden. Un mur élevé entoure la totalité du jardin.

This wall is painted green. Ce mur est peint en vert.

Ken leaped over the wall. Ken sauta par-dessus le mur.

She painted the wall red. Elle a peint le mur en rouge.

Ken jumped over the wall. Ken a sauté par-dessus le mur.

He leaned against the wall. Il s'appuya contre le mur.

Must I repaint the wall? Dois-je repeindre le mur ?

Ken leapt over the wall. Ken bondit par-dessus le mur.

Yesterday a truck hit this wall. Hier un camion a percuté le mur.

Place the ladder against the wall. Mettez l'échelle contre le mur.

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