Usage examples of "morceau de verre" in French with translation to English

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Tom s'est coupé le doigt sur un morceau de verre. Tom cut his finger on a piece of glass.

Elle lui donna un morceau de papier. She gave him a piece of paper.

J'ai un œil de verre. I have a glass eye.

J'ai eu par elle un morceau de mine pour mon porte-mine. I got a piece of lead for my mechanical pencil from her.

Ne marchez pas sur les éclats de verre. Don't step on the broken glass.

Donnez-moi un morceau de pain, s'il vous plait. Please give me a piece of bread.

Je me suis coupé la main droite sur un bout de verre. I cut my right hand on a piece of glass.

Si tu prends un seul morceau de gâteau, je te fous une prune. If you take a single piece of the cake, I'll give you hell.

Ceux qui habitent des maisons de verre ne devraient pas lancer de pierres. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Verrais-tu un inconvénient à ce que je mange un morceau de cette tarte ? Would you mind if I ate a piece of this pie?

Je collectionnais les dessous de verre. I used to collect coasters.

Tom reçut un petit morceau de tarte. Tom got a small portion of pie.

Les câbles de fibre optique sont faits de minuscules fibres de verre aussi fines que des cheveux humains. Fiber-optic cables are made up of tiny glass fibers which are as thin as human hairs.

Ce passage est le plus technique de ce morceau de piano. J'ai mis beaucoup de temps avant de savoir le jouer. This part of the tune needs some real skill. It took me ages to learn how to play it on the piano.

Je me suis fait dire mon avenir par une vieille avec un étrange œil de verre. I had my fortune read by an old lady with an eery-looking glass eye.

Elle voulait un morceau de gâteau mais il n'y en avait plus. She wanted a piece of cake, but there was none left.

Ceux qui vivent dans des maisons de verre ne devraient pas lancer de pierres. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

J'aimerais un petit morceau de gâteau. I'd like a little bit of cake.

Les bouteilles de bière sont faites de verre. Beer bottles are made of glass.

C'est un morceau de gâteau. It's a piece of cake.

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