Usage examples of "pierre de lune" in French with translation to English

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L'adresse que vous cherchez est à un jet de pierre de l'hôtel de ville. The address you are looking for is within a stone's throw of the city hall.
Une idée fausse mais répandue sur Christophe Colomb est qu'il impressionna un jour une tribu d'indigènes en prédisant une éclipse de lune. La vérité c'est qu'il la déclencha. A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
Sa maison est à un jet de pierre de son école. His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
Une éclipse de lune est un phénomène rare. An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
J'ai érigé une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
Le clair de lune se reflétait sur le lac. The moonlight reflected on the lake.
J'ai construit une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
Elle éteignit les lumières pour admirer le clair de lune. She turned off the lights so she could enjoy the moonlight.
Nous avons tous écouté la musique comme si nous étions charmés par le clair de lune. All of us listened to the music as if we were charmed by the moonlight.
La lune se trouve derrière les nuages. The moon is behind the clouds.
Pierre distribuait les cartes à tous les joueurs. Pierre dealt cards to all the players.
Une pleine lune peut être vue ce soir. A full moon can be seen tonight.
Le bébé fut nommé Pierre, d'après son grand-père. The baby was named Peter after his grandfather.
Le soleil est plus brillant que la lune. The sun is brighter than the moon.
Madame Smith, j'aimerais vous présenter un de mes amis, Pierre Dubois. Mrs. Smith, I'd like to introduce a friend of mine, Pierre Dubois.
La nuit, elle regardait la lune. At night, she gazed at the moon.
Salut ! Tu es l'ami de Pierre, n'est-ce pas ? Hi! You are Peter's friend, aren't you?
Tu penses qu'un jour les hommes coloniseront la lune ? Do you think mankind will someday colonize the Moon?
Vue de loin, cette pierre ressemble à un visage humain. Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face.
La lune est sortie de derrière les nuages. The moon came out from behind the clouds.
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