Usage examples of "coup de taille" in French with translation to English

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Il y a une différence de taille entre parler "avec" quelqu'un et parler "à" quelqu'un. There's an important difference between talking "with" someone and talking "to" them.
As-tu eu le coup de foudre pour elle ? Did you fall in love with her at first sight?
Il n'était pas de taille à se mesurer à un avocat. He was no match for a lawyer.
Il m'a collé un coup de pied dans les roubignoles. He kicked me in the balls.
Les pages ont normalement une taille d'au moins 4 Kio (4x1024 octets), et les systèmes dont les espaces d'adressages sont larges ou qui possèdent beaucoup de mémoire réelle utilisent généralement des pages de taille plus grande. Pages are usually at least 4 KiB (4×1024 bytes) in size, and systems with large virtual address ranges or large amounts of real memory generally use larger page sizes.
Je pense que ça vaut le coup de demander. I think it's worth asking.
Elle n'est pas de taille avec moi. She is no match for me.
Si tu passes trop de temps au soleil sans mettre de crème solaire, il est probable que tu attrapes un coup de soleil. If you spend too much time in the sun without putting on sunscreen, you are likely to get a sunburn.
J'ai trouvé un jour dans une école un garçon de taille moyenne qui maltraitait un petit garçon. Je lui ai fait la leçon, mais il a répondu : "Les grands me frappent, alors je frappe les petits ; c'est juste." Par ces paroles, il a résumé toute l'histoire du genre humain. I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.
Il y donna un coup de pied. He kicked it.
L'enseignant mit les enfants en ligne par ordre de taille. The teacher lined the children up in order of height.
Son nouveau roman vaut le coup de le lire. His new novel is worth reading.
Je ne suis pas de taille à rivaliser avec vous. I'm no match for you.
« Cette pute m'a collé un coup de pied dans les couilles. » « Tu l'as mérité. » "That bitch kicked me in the balls." "You deserved it."
L'homme était de taille normale. The man was of normal height.
Cela vaut-il le coup de passer du temps à essayer d'aider des gens qui ne veulent pas être aidés ? Is it worth spending time trying to help people who don't want to be helped?
Mon tour de taille a récemment augmenté. J'imagine que c'est l'âge. My waist size has recently increased. I guess it's middle-age spread.
Il a eu le coup de foudre pour la fille. He fell in love with the girl at first sight.
Je ne suis pas de taille à rivaliser avec toi. I'm no match for you.
Soudainement j'entendis un fort coup de tonnerre. Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.
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