Usage examples of "heurter iceberg" in French with translation to English

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La partie immergée d'un iceberg est bien plus grosse que la partie émergée. The part of an iceberg under the water is much larger than that above the water.
Je craignais de heurter sa sensibilité. I was afraid that I might hurt his feelings.
Le Titanic a remporté un iceberg. The Titanic hit an iceberg.
Il ne voulait pas la heurter. He didn't want to antagonize her.
Le Titanic a heurté un iceberg. The Titanic hit an iceberg.
J'ai vu la voiture heurter un homme. I saw the car hit a man.
Selon le folklore local, on dit que : "Si tu manges un quart de laitue iceberg, tu t'endormiras". En Corée, la laitue est donc considérée comme une nourriture qu'il ne faut pas manger avant le travail par les conducteurs de camion. In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.
On appelle "pieux mensonge" un mensonge qui n'a pour but que d'éviter de heurter les sentiments ou les espoirs de quelqu'un. A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie."
La partie immergée d'un iceberg est bien plus grosse que celle au dessus de l'eau. The part of an iceberg under the water is much larger than that above the water.
Les passagers dormaient dans leurs cabines lorsque le navire percuta un immense iceberg. The passengers were asleep in their cabins when the ship hit a huge iceberg.
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