Usage examples of "épingle à cheveux" in French with translation to English

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Elle déverrouilla la portière de la voiture au moyen d'une épingle à cheveux. She unlocked the car door by means of a hairpin.
Ce ne sont pas les cheveux blancs qui confèrent la sagesse. It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
C'était si calme qu'on aurait entendu tomber une épingle. It was so still that you would have heard a pin drop.
Il est grand temps de vous faire couper les cheveux ; ils sont trop longs. It's high time you had your hair cut; it has grown too long.
Les médias ont monté toute cette affaire en épingle. The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.
Ses cheveux se dressèrent sur sa tête en voyant le fantôme. Her hair stood on end at the sight of a ghost.
Le camion a fait un virage à droite en épingle. The truck made a sharp turn to the right.
Les autres garçons se sont moqués de lui quand il a eu les cheveux coupés. The other boys teased him when he got his hair cut.
Même voler une épingle est un péché. It is a sin to steal even a pin.
Elle avait l'habitude de se laver les cheveux avant d'aller à l'école. She used to wash her hair before going to school.
La route tourne à ce point en épingle vers la droite. The road bends sharply at this point to the right.
Je dois bientôt me faire couper les cheveux. Soon I have to go get a haircut.
Les cheveux de ma soeur lui arrivent aux épaules. My sister's hair reaches to her shoulders.
Ma copine me coupe souvent les cheveux. My girlfriend often cuts my hair.
Elle toucha ses cheveux. Ils étaient mouillés. She touched her hair. It was wet.
Ses cheveux sont longs et magnifiques. Her hair is long and beautiful.
La fille aux cheveux longs est Judy. The girl with the long hair is Judy.
Il se fait couper les cheveux une fois par mois. He has his hair cut once a month.
Comment voulez-vous vous faire couper les cheveux ? How do you want your hair cut?
J'ai les cheveux châtains. I have brown hair.
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