Usage examples of "en nage" in French with translation to English

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Nous étions tous en nage. We were all drenched with perspiration.
Ma grande sœur nage très vite. My sister can swim very fast.
Il était impossible pour le garçon de traverser la rivière à la nage. It wasn't possible for the boy to swim across the river.
Je peux traverser la rivière à la nage. I can swim across the river.
Harry a réussi à traverser la rivière à la nage. Harry managed to swim across the river.
Verrais-tu un inconvénient à ce que je nage dans ta piscine ? Would you mind if I swam in your pool?
La fille qui nage dans la piscine est ma cousine. The girl swimming in the pool is my cousin.
Combien de temps cela prendrait-il pour traverser la rivière à la nage ? How long would it take to swim across the river?
Je nage à la mer tous les jours. I swim in the sea every day.
Il traversa la rivière à la nage. He swam across the river.
Ferdinand Magellan fut le premier homme à traverser à la voile tous les méridiens du monde, mais la seule raison qui le lui permit, c'est que Christophe Colomb avait choisi de le faire à la nage. The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
Tom ne nage pas mieux qu'un fer à repasser. Tom can swim no more than a stone can.
Pensez-vous qu'il soit dangereux, pour moi, de traverser la rivière à la nage ? Do you think it dangerous that I swim across the river?
Est-ce que le chien nage ? Is the dog swimming?
Je suggère que nous traversions la rivière à la nage. I suggest we swim across the river.
Il s'est débrouillé pour traverser la rivière à la nage. He managed to swim across the river.
Je suis en mesure de traverser la rivière à la nage. I am able to swim across the river.
Qui est ce garçon qui nage là-bas? Who's that boy swimming over there?
Un Canadien de 19 ans a battu le record du monde le mois dernier pour un aller-retour sans arrêt à la nage à travers la Manche. A 19-year-old Canadian broke the world record last month for a nonstop, round-trip swim across the English Channel.
Mary nage aussi vite que Jack. Mary swims as fast as Jack.
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