Usage examples of "ciseaux de couture" in French with translation to English

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Utilisez des ciseaux de cuisine pour retirer la peau du poulet. Use kitchen scissors to remove the skin from the chicken.

Les filles ne pouvaient attendre pour nous montrer leur beau travail de couture. The girls couldn't wait to show off their fine needle work to us.

Son panier de couture, les tiroirs de son vaisselier et les étagères de son garde-manger sont tous systématiquement ordonnés de manière impeccable. Her sewing basket, dresser drawers and pantry shelves are all systematically arranged in apple-pie order.

Marie ne connaît rien ni à la couture, ni au tricot. Mary knows nothing of sewing or knitting.

Je n'ai rien trouvé d'autre qu'une paire de ciseaux. I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

Le petit doigt sur la couture du pantalon Standing stiffly at attention

Pourquoi as-tu déchiré le tissu, plutôt que de le découper avec des ciseaux ? Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors?

Tout ce que j'ai trouvé, c'est une paire de ciseaux. All I found is a pair of scissors.

Puis-je emprunter vos ciseaux ? Can I borrow your scissors?

Je n'ai rien trouvé, à part des ciseaux. I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

Je n'ai rien trouvé, si ce n'est une paire de ciseaux. I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

Je me demande à qui sont ces ciseaux. I wonder whose these scissors are.

J'aimerais savoir quand tu as l'intention de me rendre les ciseaux que je t'ai prêtés. I'd like to know when you plan to give me back the scissors I lent you.

Il y a une paire de ciseaux sur le bureau. There is a pair scissors on the desk.

Les ciseaux ne coupent pas bien. The scissors are not sharp.

J'ai besoin d'une paire de ciseaux pour couper ce papier. I need a pair of scissors to cut this paper.

Elle l'attaqua avec une paire de ciseaux. She attacked him with a pair of scissors.

Elle l'a attaqué avec une paire de ciseaux. She attacked him with a pair of scissors.

Pierre, papier, ciseaux. Rock, paper, scissors.

Ces ciseaux ne coupent pas bien. These scissors do not cut well.

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