Usage examples of "aiguille des secondes" in French with translation to English

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Pensez-vous qu'ils franchiront la barrière des dix secondes dans l'épreuve du cent mètres ? Do you think they'll break the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter dash?
Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par le trou d'une aiguille qu'à un riche d'entrer dans le royaume de Dieu. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
Ce magazine est à destination des adolescents. That magazine is aimed at teenagers.
Il peut courir 100 mètres en douze secondes. He can run 100 meters within twelve seconds.
As-tu une aiguille à coudre ? Do you have a sewing needle?
Le Mahjong est un des jeux les plus intéressants. Mahjong is one of the most interesting games.
Une fois que vous allumez la mèche, vous avez quinze secondes pour vous mettre à l'abri. Once you light the fuse you'll have fifteen seconds to get to safety.
Elle s'est piquée avec une aiguille en brodant. She pricked herself with a needle while embroidering.
Elle me fait souvent des blagues. She would often play tricks on me.
La course n'était pas égale, car le gagnant avait une avance au départ de dix secondes. The race wasn't fair because the winner had a ten-second head start.
Il s'est fait mal au doigt avec une aiguille. He hurt his finger with a needle.
En anglais, il y a des mots qui proviennent du japonais. In English there are some words borrowed from Japanese.
Une minute comprend soixante secondes. A minute has sixty seconds.
Avez-vous une aiguille à coudre ? Do you have a sewing needle?
Il s'est engagé dans des activités religieuses depuis lors. He has engaged in religious activity since then.
Ma montre avance de cinq secondes par jour. My watch gains five seconds a day.
Autant chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Il est très difficile de débarrasser notre maison des cafards. It is very hard to get rid of cockroaches from our house.
Le pilote éjecta son siège quelques secondes avant que l'avion ne s'écrasât. The pilot ejected his seat seconds before the plane crashed.
C'est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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