Usage examples of "desk lamp" in English with translation to French

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I do not like a big desk lamp. Je n'aime pas les grosses lampes de bureau.

Mr Tanaka is not at his desk right now. M. Tanaka n'est pas à son bureau pour le moment.

Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off. Touche la base de la lampe une fois pour l'allumer et deux fois pour l'éteindre.

Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk. Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.

I must replace that fluorescent lamp. Je dois changer cette lampe fluorescente.

He laid the book on the desk. Il a déposé le livre sur la table.

I'm going to sit on the bench over there, next to the street lamp. Je vais m'asseoir sur le banc là-bas, près du lampadaire.

There is a pen on the desk. Il y a un stylo sur le bureau.

The lamp is hanging from the ceiling. La lampe pend du plafond.

Bill wanted to get to the office in good time to clean his desk. Bill voulait arriver en avance à son lieu de travail afin de nettoyer son bureau.

The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree. La lampe était suspendue à la branche d'un arbre.

Your watch is on the desk. Ta montre est sur le bureau.

Edison invented the electric lamp. Edison inventa la lampe électrique.

Lay these books on my desk, if you don't mind. Posez ces livres sur mon bureau, si ça ne vous dérange pas.

He hung a lamp from the ceiling. Il accrocha une lampe au plafond.

This desk cost me 20,000 yen. Ce bureau m'a couté 20000 yen.

A man without patience is like a lamp without oil. L'homme sans patience, c'est comme une lampe sans huile.

You can use my desk if you want to. Tu peux utiliser mon bureau, si tu veux.

I bought an old lamp. J'ai acheté une vieille lampe.

He made a desk and two benches for us. Il a fait un bureau et deux bancs pour nous.

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