Usage examples of "papier de soie" in French with translation to English

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Elle enveloppa le cadeau dans du papier de soie et mit un gros nœud rouge sur le dessus. She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper and put a big red bow on top.
J'ai cousu cette robe avec du fil de soie. I sewed the dress with silk thread.
Il y a très peu de papier de reste. There is very little paper left.
Dieu ferait-il que je sois un tendre bourgeon de pommier, qui flotte et du rameau tordu choit, pour se coucher et s'évanouir en votre sein de soie, en votre sein de soie comme il le fait séant. Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now.
Une campagne est en cours dans la société pour faire des économies de papier de photocopie. A campaign is underway throughout the company to achieve economy in the use of copying paper.
Nous avons des chemisiers de coton ou de soie. We have blouses of cotton or silk.
Elle n'avait plus de papier. She ran out of paper.
J'ai donné à mon père une cravate en soie. I gave my father a silk tie.
Ce porte-monnaie est en papier. This purse is made of paper.
La robe est en soie. The dress is of silk.
J'ai noté son adresse sur un papier. I put down his address on paper.
Ses cheveux sont comme de la soie. Her hair feels like silk.
Elle lui donna un morceau de papier. She gave him a piece of paper.
Ce sont les arbres dans les feuilles desquels vivent les vers à soie. These are the trees on the leaves of which silkworms live.
Assurez-vous de revoir votre papier avant de le remettre. Be sure to look over your paper again before you hand it in.
Avec le développement des échanges commerciaux et culturels entre l'Est et l'Ouest, un nombre croissant de marchands arabes et persans commencèrent à se rendre en Chine en empruntant la route de la Soie. As commercial and cultural contacts between East and West developed, Arab and Persian traders began calling on China along the Silk Road in increasing numbers.
J'ai troqué tous les vieux journaux contre du papier toilette. I traded old newspapers for toilet paper.
Où puis-je acheter de la soie ? Where can I buy silk?
Veuillez me donner une feuille de papier, je vous prie. Please give me a sheet of paper.
S'il vous plait donnez-moi un stylo et du papier. Please give me a pencil and some sheets of paper.
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