Usage examples of "petit morceau" in French with translation to English

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Il était curieux du goût que ça aurait, alors il en mordit un petit morceau. He was curious about how it would taste, so he took a small bite.
Le bol en verre s'est brisé en petits morceaux. The glass bowl broke in tiny fragments.
Tom reçut un petit morceau de tarte. Tom got a small portion of pie.
J'aimerais un petit morceau de gâteau. I'd like a little bit of cake.
Ce gâteau a l'air également bon. Donne-m'en un petit morceau. That cake looks good too. Give me a small piece.
Fais-le plus petit. Make it smaller.
La décoration du gâteau est son morceau favori. The topping on the cake is her favourite bit.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Elle lui donna un morceau de papier. She gave him a piece of paper.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
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.
Pouvez-vous me trouver une maison avec un petit jardin. Could you find me a house that has a small garden?
Donnez-moi un morceau de pain, s'il vous plait. Please give me a piece of bread.
Nous avons fait la fête jusqu'au petit matin. We partied into the small hours.
Les cuillères fendues ont un rôle particulier dans le rituel de l'absinthe. Elles sont utilisées pour tenir un morceau de sucre au-dessus d'un verre tandis qu'on le dissout dans sa boisson à l'aide d'eau froide. Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.
Les Chinois ont un grand drapeau et un petit livre rouges. Chinese people have a big red flag and a little red book.
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.
"Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?" demanda le petit lapin blanc. "What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
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?
"Est-ce vraiment là ton souhait ?", demanda le petit lapin blanc. "Do you really wish that?" asked the little white rabbit.
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