Usage examples of "nuit blanche" in French with translation to English

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Il a encore passé une nuit blanche devant la télévision. He spent another sleepless night watching television.
Nous devrons faire une nuit blanche. We'll have to pull an all-nighter.
J'ai passé une nuit blanche. I sat up all night.
J'ai passé une nuit blanche à préparer l'examen. I pulled an all-nighter preparing for the exam.
Faire une nuit blanche n'est jamais aussi productif qu'il apparaît. All-nighters are never as productive as they seem.
Un faisceau de lumière blanche est divisé par un prisme en rayons de différentes couleurs. A beam of white light is split by a prism into rays of various colors.
Nous dansâmes toute la nuit. We danced all night long.
Elle préférerait tirer les avantages du célibat que d'acheter une belle robe blanche. She would rather take advantage of being single than buy a beautiful white dress.
Il y avait du tonnerre et des éclairs la nuit dernière. There was thunder and lightning last night.
Il était recouvert partout de peinture blanche. He was covered all over with white paint.
S'il m'avait appelé la nuit dernière, je lui aurai dit la vérité. If he had called me last night, I would have told him the truth.
Je cherche une minijupe blanche ! I am looking for a white mini skirt!
J'ai parcouru ses courbes toute la nuit sans me lasser. I went all over her curves, all night, without wearying.
La maison blanche est antique. The white house is antique.
Elle a travaillé toute la nuit. She worked through the night.
Une colombe blanche se trouve sur le toit. A white dove is on the roof.
J'ai eu une bonne nuit de sommeil. I had a good night's sleep.
La bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe. Even if malicious gossip is being circulated around someone, it doesn't necessarily means that the value of that person will be diminished.
C'est une belle nuit pour aller danser. It's a great night to go dancing.
Donne-moi une feuille blanche. Give me a white piece of paper.
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