Usage examples of "araignée au plafond" in French with translation to English

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Elle regardait au plafond. She looked up at the ceiling.
Chaque mur de son appartement est couvert de livres du sol au plafond. Every wall of his apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with books.
Je vis une mouche au plafond. I saw a fly on the ceiling.
Il accrocha une lampe au plafond. He hung a lamp from the ceiling.
Il a une libellule posée au plafond. There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
Il a peint le plafond en bleu. He painted the ceiling blue.
Il y a une grosse araignée dans la pièce ! Vite, écrase-là ! There's a huge spider in the room! Quick, exterminate it!
Il peignit le plafond en bleu. He painted the ceiling blue.
Elle s'est figée en voyant la grosse araignée. She froze at the sight of the big spider.
Si tu n'as rien à faire, regarde le plafond de ta chambre. If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.
Il y a une araignée dans la douche. There's a spider in the shower.
Tu ferais tout aussi bien de lire un roman plutôt que de contempler le plafond. You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.
Il y a une araignée dans la salle de bains. There's a spider in the bathroom.
Une mouche peut marcher sur le plafond. A fly can walk on the ceiling.
Et bien qu'une toile paraisse compliquée, il faut peu de temps à une araignée pour en tisser une et attraper des insectes. And though a web looks complicated, it takes a spider little time to make one and catch insects.
Il est assez grand pour toucher le plafond. He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.
Je suis une araignée affamée. I am a hungry spider.
La lampe pend du plafond. The lamp is hanging from the ceiling.
Je suis une araignée qui a faim. I am a hungry spider.
Vous feriez tout aussi bien de lire un roman plutôt que de contempler le plafond. You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.
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