Usage examples of "riposte sur le fer" in French with translation to English

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Le fer est un métal utile. Iron is a useful metal.
Je serai sur le point d'être aimé. I will be about to be loved.
Le fer est tombé en panne à cause de la chaleur excessive. The iron broke down due to over-heating.
S'il avait su ce qui était sur le point de se passer, il aurait modifié son plan. Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
Un aimant attire le fer. A magnet attracts iron.
Pensez à poster la lettre sur le chemin de l'école. Remember to mail the letter on your way to school.
Le bois flotte, mais le fer coule. Wood floats, but iron sinks.
Il se perdit sur le chemin du village. He got lost on his way to the village.
Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud. Strike while the iron is hot.
Tom s'est arrêté en urgence sur le côté de la route. Tom made an emergency stop on the road.
Le fer est dur. Iron is hard.
Sa voiture tomba en panne sur le chemin. Her car broke down on the way.
Il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud. You must strike while the iron is hot.
Je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur le gilet de mon costume trois-pièces. I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.
Le fer est plus dur que l'or. Iron is harder than gold.
Cet enfant a pu être enlevé sur le chemin de chez lui. That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.
Tout comme la rouille ronge le fer, le souci ronge le coeur. As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.
J'ai été surpris par une averse sur le chemin du retour à la maison. I was caught in a shower on my way home.
L'or est plus dense que le fer. Gold's heavier than iron.
La maison était sur le point de s'effondrer. The house was on the verge of collapse.
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