Usage examples of "hitting off" in English with translation to French

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We couldn't stop him from hitting her. Nous ne pouvions pas l'arrêter de la frapper.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
I don't blame you for hitting him. Je ne vous blâme pas pour l'avoir frappé.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly snoozing his alarm clock by hitting it with his fist. Unfortunately, his "alarm clock" was usually his first mate. Christophe Colomb était connu pour arrêter habituellement son réveille-matin d'un puissant coup de poing. Malheureusement, en ce temps là, son réveille-matin était son Second.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
It's like he has this special skill of hitting pressure points. C'est comme s'il avait ce don particulier d'appuyer là ou ça fait mal.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
Once, when I went to my friend Kawai's house, he fired a pistol. He thought it was not loaded and pointed it at my mouth, but it was and the bullet grazed my ear before hitting the closet. Une fois, quand j'étais allé chez mon ami Kawai, il tira avec un pistolet. Il pensait qu'il n'était pas chargé et il visa ma bouche, mais il l'était et la balle rasa mon oreille avant de frapper la garde-robe.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
If they hope to make us yield by hitting us, they're wrong. Shame on the timid who are afraid! But more shame on the cowards who profit from our misery. S'ils prétendent nous faire fléchir en nous frappant, ils se trompent. Honte aux timides qui ont peur! Honte surtout aux lâches qui exploitent nos misères.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday. Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.
I have been to the station to see him off. Je suis allé le raccompagner à la gare.
Starting off, first on the agenda is about this morning's two-in-a-bed ruckus. Pour commencer, le premier point à l'ordre du jour est ce remue-ménage au sujet des lits partagés de ce matin.
Tom is taking a few days off. Tom prend quelques jours de congé.
Get your hands off! Bas les pattes !
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