Usage examples of "coureur de demi-fond" in French with translation to English

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Tom est un coureur de jupons. Tom is a womanizer.
C'est un coureur de jupon. He's a philanderer.
La glace fond. The ice is melting.
J'ai une réservation pour six heures et demi. I have a reservation for six-thirty.
Le coureur a atteint le point de mi-parcours. The runner had reached the halfway mark.
Il reste un peu de vin au fond du verre. There is a little wine left in the bottom of the glass.
En Angleterre, le serveur nous demanda : "-Combien de bière désirez-vous, une demi pinte ou bien une pinte ?". N'ayant aucune idée de ce que ça pouvait représenter, nous lui demandâmes de nous montrer les verres. In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses.
Je suis un coureur. I am a runner.
Les femmes croient au fond de leur coeur que les hommes sont faits pour gagner de l'argent afin qu'elles puissent le dépenser, si c'est possible, pendant que leur mari est vivant, ou au moins après sa mort. Women in their hearts think that men are intended to earn money so that they may spend it, if possible during their husband’s lifetime, but at any rate after his death.
Thomas obtenait une fois et demi son salaire lorsqu'il travaillait au-delà de son heure de départ habituelle. Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.
Je suis le coureur le plus rapide. I am the fastest runner.
J'aimerais aller dans une cabane au fond des bois pour profiter de la solitude. I like to go to a cabin in the woods to enjoy solitude.
Combien pour un demi kilo ? How much for half a kilo?
Il est le coureur le plus rapide de la classe. He is the fastest runner in our class.
À vrai dire, je n'aime pas la musique classique. D'un autre côté, Molly est vraiment à fond dedans. To tell the truth, I don't like classical music. On the other hand, Molly is really into it.
Le boulot lui rapporte un demi million de yens par mois. The job earns him half a million yen every month.
Ils se haïssent du fond du cœur. They hate each other from the bottoms of their hearts.
Je ne peux considérer ma femme que comme un animal à demi paralysé. I can only think of my wife as an half-paralysed animal.
Celui qui lutte contre les monstres doit veiller à ne pas le devenir lui-même. Or, quand on regarde trop longtemps au fond d'un abîme, l'abîme, lui aussi, vous regarde. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.
Il est trois heures et demi. It's 3:30.
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