Usage examples of "bloquer les freins" in French with translation to English

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Vérifie et règle les freins avant de conduire. Check and adjust the brakes before you drive.
Il a embouti sa voiture parce que quelqu'un avait trafiqué les freins. He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.
J'ai réglé les freins de ma bicyclette. I had the brakes of my bicycle adjusted.
Vous pensiez à quoi en laissant les loyalistes dans le château ? What do you think you're doing letting the loyalists into the castle?
On n'a pas de freins ! We've got no brakes!
Le Mahjong est un des jeux les plus intéressants. Mahjong is one of the most interesting games.
Qui veut acheter un vélomoteur avec des freins grinçants ? Who wants to buy a motorcycle with squeaky brakes?
Nous avons les mêmes problèmes que toi. We have the same problems as you.
Il est temps de se concentrer sur les affaires. It's time to get down to business.
Je n'aime pas les bords mal coupés. I don't like raw cut edges.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
Je les vis ensemble à plusieurs occasions. I saw the two together on several occasions.
Je vous montrerai les alentours au retour. I will show you around in return.
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?
Les Français sont vraiment un peuple bizarre : parmi ceux qui lisent cette phrase, un sur deux va vérifier si l'espace avant le double point est bien fine et insécable. The French are a really strange people: every other person who reads this sentence will check if the space before the colon is really thin and non-breaking.
L'automne arriva et les feuilles se mirent à tomber. Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.
Les oiseaux chantent. The birds are singing.
Les garçons ont tendance à regarder de haut leurs jeunes sœurs. Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.
La distance entre les étoiles se mesure en années-lumière. The distance between stars is measured in light years.
L'hamamélis de Virginie resserre les pores sans dessécher la peau. Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
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