Usage examples of "clamp down on" in English with translation to French

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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.
The clown fell down on purpose. Le clown a fait exprès de tomber.
My car broke down on the way. Ma voiture est tombée en panne en route.
Don't sit down on the sofa. Ne pas s'asseoir sur le sofa.
He fell down on the ice and hurt his leg. Il est tombé sur la glace et s'est blessé la jambe.
Her car broke down on the way. Sa voiture tomba en panne sur le chemin.
She went down on her knees to pray. Elle s'est agenouillée et a prié.
Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters. Les garçons ont tendance à regarder de haut leurs jeunes sœurs.
If you don't do your duty, people will look down on you. Si tu ne fais pas ton devoir, les gens te mépriseront.
Don't look down on others. Ne méprise pas les autres.
They will cut down on their expenses. Ils réduiront leurs dépenses.
She advised him to cut down on smoking. Elle lui conseilla de diminuer le tabac.
His doctor told him to cut down on drinking. Le docteur lui a dit de diminuer la boisson.
Industrious people look down on laziness. Les gens travaillants méprisent la paresse.
When you are driving, you should slow down on corners. Lorsque que vous conduisez, vous devriez ralentir dans les virages.
The summer sun glared down on us. Le soleil d'été tapait sur nous.
All of a sudden, the enemy bombs came down on us like rain. Tout à coup les bombes ennemies se mirent à pleuvoir sur nous.
As our taxi broke down on the way, we had to walk to the station. Comme notre taxi est tombé en panne, nous avons dû marcher jusqu'à la station.
An airplane touched down on the runway. Un avion atterrit sur la piste.
Don't look down on him just because he's poor. Ne le regarde pas avec mépris juste parce qu'il est pauvre.
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