Usage examples of "marcher" in French with translation to English

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Mon grand-père aime marcher. My grandfather likes to walk.
Ça ne veut pas marcher ! That won't work!
J'ai failli marcher sur une moufette hier soir. I almost stepped on a skunk last night.
Il a essayé de faire marcher le robot. He tried to make the robot run.
Que dis-tu de marcher ? How about taking a walk?
Je ne pense pas que ton plan va marcher. I don't think your plan will work.
Tu ne pourrais pas marcher deux fois dans la même rivière; car de nouvelles eaux coulent toujours vers toi. You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
Marcher est un bon exercice. Walking is a good exercise.
Ça me prendrait trop de temps pour t'expliquer pourquoi ça ne va pas marcher. It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.
Le bébé sait-il marcher ? Can the baby walk?
Il ne peut plus marcher. He can't walk any more.
Que dites-vous de marcher ? How about taking a walk?
Je préfère conduire à marcher. I prefer riding to walking.
Marcher est une excellente activité. Walking is an excellent exercise.
Je regarde les gens marcher. I look at people walking.
Peux-tu marcher les yeux fermés. Can you walk with your eyes closed?
J'aime marcher sous la pluie. I like to walk in the rain.
Le bébé est capable de marcher. The baby is able to walk.
Savez-vous marcher sur des échasses ? Can you walk on stilts?
Je suis trop fatigué pour marcher. I'm too tired to walk.
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