Usage examples of "portion foncée" in French with translation to English

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Il y a une portion de côte épuisante au vingt-troisième mille du marathon. There's a grueling uphill stretch of road at mile 23 of the marathon.
Elle a le teint clair alors que son frère a la peau foncée. She's got a fair complexion while her brother is very dark.
Le français est parlé dans une portion du Canada. French is spoken in a part of Canada.
Tom a la peau foncée. Tom has dark skin.
"J'ai faim" dit le petit lapin blanc, alors ils s'arrêtèrent et mangèrent une grosse portion de pissenlits. "I'm hungry," said the small white rabbit, so they stopped and ate the flower from a large hyacinth.
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