Usage examples of "bande de sable" in French with translation to English

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Nous avons fait un château de sable. We made a sand castle.
J'ai entendu dire que vous autres Irlandais êtes une bande de soulards. I hear you Irish are a bunch of drinkin' fools.
Le verre est fait à partir de sable. Glass is made from sand.
J'ai été battu par une bande de criminels en retournant du travail. I was beaten up by a gang of hoodlums on the way home from work.
Les enfants construisirent un château de sable sur la plage. The children built a sand castle on the beach.
Vous en avez assez de cette bande de racailles ? Eh bien on va vous en débarrasser. You've had enough of this riff-raff? Well, we'll help you get rid of it.
Le marchand de sable est passé The sandman is here
Je n'ai jamais vu une bande de désert aussi désolée. I've never seen a more god-forsaken stretch of desert.
Ce distributeur automatique a été cassé par une bande de voyous la nuit dernière. This vending machine was destroyed by hoodlums last night.
Le sable sec absorbe l'eau. Dry sand absorbs water.
Je bande pour elle. I have a hard-on for her.
À perte de vue, il n'y avait rien d'autre que du sable. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but sand.
Je lui donnais une bande dessinée à lire. I gave her a comic book to read.
Votre projet est pareil à une maison qui serait construite sur du sable. Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.
C'est une bande d'ineptes crétins agressifs. They are a bunch of inept and vulturous morons.
Il se cache la tête dans le sable, comme une autruche. He hides his head in the sand, like an ostrich.
Une bande d'adolescents m'a volé mon argent. A group of teenagers robbed me of my money.
À perte de vue, on ne peut rien voir d 'autre que du sable. As far as the eye can reach, nothing is to be seen but sand.
Je ne fais pas partie de leur bande. I'm not one of them.
Les garçons sont encore en train de jouer dans le bac à sable. The boys are still playing in the sandbox.
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