Usage examples of "boire comme un trou" in French with translation to English

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Il boit comme un trou. He drinks like a fish.
Son mari boit vraiment comme un trou. Her husband drinks really like a fish.
Si tu continues de boire comme ça, tu seras malade. If you keep on drinking like that, you'll get sick.
Il y a un trou dans sa chaussette. There is a hole in his sock.
Maintenant que tu es grand, tu ne dois pas te comporter comme un enfant. Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
Si tu continues à boire comme cela, tu seras bientôt saoul. If you keep on drinking like that, you'll be drunk very soon.
Le chien était en train de creuser un trou. The dog was digging a hole.
Le monde est comme un livre, ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page. The world is like a book, and those who don't travel read only one page.
Il y a un trou dans cette chaussette. There's a hole in this sock.
Il ment comme un arracheur de dents. He is lying through his teeth.
Si vous vous trouvez dans un trou, cessez de creuser. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
Il sait nager comme un poisson. He is able to swim like a fish.
Un rat a fait un trou dans le mur. A rat chewed a hole in the wall.
Il me traite toujours comme un enfant. He always treats me like a child.
Un trou dans la législation lui a permis d'échapper à des poursuites. A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.
Il fume comme un pompier et boit comme une outre. He smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish.
Vous avez fait un trou dans mon manteau avec votre cigarette. You burnt a hole in my coat with your cigarette.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
Il remarqua un trou dans sa veste, mais essaya de l'ignorer. He noticed a hole in his jacket, but he tried to ignore it.
Si tu te comportes comme un larbin, on te traite comme un larbin. If you behave like a flunkey, you're treated like a flunkey.
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