Usage examples of "travaillaient" in French with translation to English

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Ils travaillaient comme des abeilles. They worked like bees.

Elles travaillaient comme des abeilles. They worked like bees.

Ils travaillaient comme autant d'abeilles. They worked like so many bees.

Elles travaillaient comme autant d'abeilles. They worked like so many bees.

Tom et Marie travaillaient dans une mine de charbon lorsqu'ils étaient enfants. Tom and Mary worked in a coal mine as children.

Ils travaillaient tous les jours à partir du moment où le soleil se levait jusqu'à ce qu'il se couche. They worked each day from the time the sun rose until it set.

Elle travailla toute la nuit. She worked through the night.

Quand est-ce que tu travailles ton piano ? When do you practice the piano?

Il travailla toute la nuit. He worked through the night.

Tom travailla comme un forcené. Tom worked like a madman.

Il travaillait pour un richard. He worked for a rich man.

Son père travaillait comme porcher. His father worked as a swineherd.

Elle travaille sur le problème. She is working on the problem.

Il travaille sous mes ordres. He works under me.

Je travaille dans une banque. I work in a bank.

Elle travaille pour un hôpital. She works for a hospital.

Je travaille comme un esclave ! I work like a slave!

Ma maman travaille en usine. My mom works in a factory.

Il ne travaille plus ici. He no longer works here.

Ewan travaille au supermarché maintenant. Ewan is working at the supermarket now.

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