Usage examples of "donner langue au chat" in French with translation to English

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Je donne ma langue au chat. I give in.
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J'ai donné le lait au chat. I gave the milk to the cat.
Arrête de jouer au chat et à la souris avec moi et donne-moi les nouvelles. Stop playing cat and mouse with me and tell me the news.
John joue au chat et à la souris avec Dick. John played cat and mouse with Dick.
Mon chat est mouillé. My cat is wet.
M. Wright parle japonais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle. Mr Wright speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
Es-tu sûr de vouloir donner ça ? Are you sure that you want to give this away?
Ça ne fait aucune différence si le chat est noir ou blanc tant qu'il attrape des souris. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Tenez votre langue ou vous serez puni. Hold your tongue, or you'll be punished.
Tu peux donner le livre à qui en voudra. You may give the book to whoever wants it.
Le chat fit le gros dos. The cat arched its back.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Veuillez me donner votre adresse permanente. Please give me your permanent address.
Tous les matins et tous les soirs je donne à manger à mon chat. I feed my cat every morning and every evening.
Je peux comprendre ta langue. I can understand your language.
Pourriez-vous me donner votre adresse actuelle ? Could you tell me your present address?
Un chat apparut de derrière le rideau. A cat appeared from behind the curtain.
La force d'une femme est sa langue. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
Un prêtre fut convoqué pour donner les derniers sacrements au mourant. A priest was called in to give last rites to the dying man.
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