Usage examples of "piste de ciment" in French with translation to English

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Le détective que j'ai employé m'a appelé pour me dire qu'il a une piste intéressante. The detective I hired called to tell me he has a promising lead.
Une maison est construite sur de solides fondations en ciment. A house is built on top of a solid foundation of cement.
La police n'a pas encore de piste. The police still have no leads.
Les racines de l'arbre ont percé à travers le ciment à différents points le long du trottoir. The tree roots have burst through the cement at several points along the sidewalk.
Un avion atterrit sur la piste. An airplane touched down on the runway.
Il prendra un certain temps au ciment pour sécher avant que nous puissions garer la voiture dessus. It will take awhile for the cement to dry before we can use it to park the car.
Pourquoi n'essaies-tu pas une autre piste ? Why don't you try a different tack?
Vous êtes sur la bonne piste. You're on the right track.
De tout le disque, c'est ma piste préférée. This is my favorite track on the entire disc.
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