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

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Pouvez-vous soulever cette pierre ? Can you lift this stone?
Il jeta une pierre dans l'étang. He threw a rock into the pond.
Pierre distribuait les cartes à tous les joueurs. Pierre dealt cards to all the players.
Une pierre ne flotte pas. A stone does not float.
C'était dur comme de la pierre. It was hard as rock.
Combien de temps passera-t-elle chez Pierre ? How much time will she spend at Pierre's?
D'une pierre, deux coups. To kill two birds with one stone.
Il y a une pierre sur le plancher. There's a rock on the floor.
Pierre a beaucoup de logiciels piratés sur son ordinateur. Pierre has a lot of pirated software on his computer.
Il ramassa une pierre rouge. He picked up a red stone.
C'était aussi dur que de la pierre. It was as hard as rock.
Madame Smith, j'aimerais vous présenter un de mes amis, Pierre Dubois. Mrs. Smith, I'd like to introduce a friend of mine, Pierre Dubois.
Ce pont est de pierre. That bridge is made of stone.
Et je ne me tiendrais pas ici ce soir sans le soutien inflexible de ma meilleure amie depuis les derniers 16 ans, la pierre angulaire de notre famille, l'amour de ma vie, la Première Dame de la nation, Michelle Obama. And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama.
Monsieur Pierre et son épouse aiment beaucoup mes enfants ; j'aime aussi beaucoup les leurs. Mr. Pierre and his spouse really like my children; I really like their children too.
Le garçon lance une pierre. The boy throws a stone.
Je voudrais être une pierre. I wish I were a stone.
Il resta muet comme une pierre. He remained silent like a stone.
Il a un cœur de pierre. He has a heart of stone.
Le garçon a jeté une pierre. The boy threw a stone.
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