Usage examples of "mettre pendule à l'heure" in French with translation to English

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Es-tu prêt à le mettre au port ? Are you ready to put it in?
Cette pendule est en panne. This clock is out of order.
Je vais le mettre en route en un clin d'œil. I'll have it up and running in no time.
Nous avons acheté une pendule pour nos voisins, en guise de cadeau pour leur pendaison de crémaillère. We bought our new neighbors a clock as a housewarming gift.
Je vais mettre du cœur à l'ouvrage. I am going to put my heart into the work.
La pendule sonna les dix coups. The clock struck ten.
Je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur le gilet de mon costume trois-pièces. I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.
La pendule retarde. The clock is slow.
Une période de beau temps nous permit de mettre la récolte à l'abri. A spell of fine weather enabled us to get the harvest in safely.
La pendule s'arrêta. The clock stopped.
J'ai trouvé difficile de le mettre en pratique. I found it difficult to put it into practice.
La pendule a dix minutes de retard. The clock is ten minutes slow.
Le dialogue diplomatique aida à mettre fin au conflit. Diplomatic dialogue helped put an end to the conflict.
La pendule indique deux heures. The clock says two.
Quelqu'un pourrait-il mettre un commentaire sur cette phrase ? Could someone please comment on this sentence?
Règle la pendule. Elle avance de dix minutes. Set the clock right. It's ten minutes fast.
Je n'ai aucune intention de mettre la maison en location. I have no idea of letting the house.
Cette pendule ne fonctionne pas. This clock isn't working.
Nous sommes prêts à mettre le bateau à l'eau. We're ready to put the boat in the water.
La pendule sonne quatre heures. The clock is striking four.
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