Sentence examples of "lâcher prise" in French
J'ai agrippé la corde aussi longtemps que j'ai pu, mais j'ai finalement dû la lâcher.
I held onto the rope for as long as I could but I finally had to let go.
C'était le genre de voiture étrange qui me disait envie de lâcher, "Qu'est-ce que c'est de ce truc ?"
It was the sort of weird car that made me want to blurt out, "what the heck is that?"
Elle ne voulait pas me lâcher jusqu'à ce que j'accepte d'aller avec elle au cinéma.
She wouldn't let up until I agreed to go to the movies with her.
Les vingt premières années de sa vie, elle était souvent prise pour un garçon.
For the first twenty years of her life, she was often mistaken for a boy.
Je lui ai dit de ne pas lâcher la corde, mais c'est ce qu'elle a fait.
I told her not to let go of the rope, but she did.
Ils regardèrent la photo de moi prise lorsque j'étais petit garçon et rirent.
They looked at the photo taken of me when I was a boy and laughed.
L'astronaute perdit sa prise sur la clé anglaise et tout ce qu'il pouvait faire était de regarder avec désarroi tandis qu'elle s'éloignait sereinement en flottant.
The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away.
Grâce aux piles à biocombustible, on sera bientôt capable d'alimenter un téléphone portable, un baladeur MP3 ou un ordinateur portable sans prise de courant mais juste avec du sucre et de l'eau.
Thanks to biofuel cells, one will soon be able to power one's mobile phone, MP3 player or Laptop without power plug but just sugar and water.
Tom compara une photo de Marie d'il y a 3 ans avec une qui a été prise récemment.
Tom compared a picture taken of Mary three years ago with one that had been taken recently.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.
In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.
Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.
Advert