Usage examples of "prendre de la vitesse" in French with translation to English

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Le train prit de la vitesse. The train gathered speed.
La campagne présidentielle commence à prendre de la vitesse. Tous les coups seront permis. Ça va saigner ! The presidential campaign starts getting speed. All moves will be allowed. There will be blood!
Les heures perdues sur terre annulent l'avantage de la vitesse dans l'air. Hours lost on the ground cancel out the advantage of speed in the air.
Le nouvel avion vole à deux fois la vitesse du son. The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.
Elle lui a conseillé de prendre de longues vacances. She advised him to take a long holiday.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Il y a plusieurs façons de mesurer la vitesse. There are several ways to measure speed.
Ne voulez-vous pas prendre de gâteau ? Won't you have some cake?
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières. I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
La terre se déplace à la vitesse de 68.130 miles par heure. The earth moves at the rate of 68,130 miles an hour.
Ne veux-tu pas prendre de gâteau ? Won't you have some cake?
L'étude de la philosophie relève des humanités. The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.
Certains oiseaux peuvent dépasser la vitesse du son. Some birds can break the sound barrier.
Il est facile de prendre de mauvaises habitudes. A bad habit is easily acquired.
Y a-t-il des marchés ou des supermarchés près d'ici ? Est-ce pratique pour acheter les objets de la vie quotidienne ? Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
La vitesse à laquelle il débite des phrases albanaises en continu me fait me demander s'il est une machine. The speed at which he keeps churning out sentences in Albanian makes me wonder if 'he' is a machine.
Rien d'extraordinaire n'a jamais été réussi sans prendre de risques. Nothing great has been achieved by playing it safe.
Il y avait de belles fleurs au bureau de la réception. There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
Le train voyage à la vitesse de 50 miles par heure. The train is traveling at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
On ne peut pas prendre de photos dans le théâtre sans permission. You cannot take pictures in the theater without permission.
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