Sentence examples of "à bec large" in French
L'oiseau ramassa la brindille avec son bec et vola vers son nid.
The bird picked up the twig with its beak and flew to its nest.
Un pélican peut placer beaucoup de poisson dans son bec.
A pelican can fit a lot of fish in its beak.
Jusqu'à ce moment la porte s'entr'ouvrit et une créature au long bec passa la tête et dit : "Personne n'entre jusqu'à la semaine prochaine." Et la porte fut refermée avec fracas.
Just then the door opened a little way, and a creature with a long beak put its head out for a moment and said: "No admittance till the week after next!" and shut the door again with a bang.
Plusieurs yachts cinglaient côte à côte au large.
Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.
Il y a plus de sept ans, les États-Unis poursuivaient al Qaeda et les Talibans avec un large soutien international. Nous n'y sommes pas allés par choix, nous y sommes allés par nécessité.
Over seven years ago, the United States pursued al Qaeda and the Taliban with broad international support. We did not go by choice, we went because of necessity.
Le verdict de culpabilité rendu par le jury a lancé un large débat.
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
Un cambrioleur prit le large avec la bague en diamant de ma femme.
A burglar made away with my wife's diamond ring.
Son large salaire lui permet de partir à Paris chaque année.
Her large income enables her to go to Paris every year.
La large gamme de produits proposés signifie que tout le monde trouve son compte.
The wide range of products on offer really means that there is something for everyone.
Tom et Marie ont partagé un parapluie, mais il n'était pas assez large et ils ont tous les deux été mouillés.
Tom and Mary shared an umbrella. However, it wasn't big enough and they both got wet.
Ils ne prennent pas conscience qu'ils sont utilisés comme des pions pour atteindre un objectif politique plus large.
They don't realize that they're being used as pawns to obtain a wider political objective.
Pour éviter qu'il ne s'avarie, le poisson pêché au grand large est immédiatement refroidi ou même congelé.
To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.
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