Usage examples of "man-down situation" in English with translation to French

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He threw the big man down. Il a jeté le grand homme par terre.
You don't kick a man when he's down. On ne frappe pas un homme à terre.
All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. Soudainement, je vis deux silhouettes : l'une d'un petit homme qui marchait d'un bon pas lourd en direction de l'est et l'autre d'une fille de peut-être huit ou dix ans qui courait à perdre haleine au long d'une rue de traverse.
If I had a nickel for everytime a woman has turned me down, I'd be a rich man! Si j'avais eu un sou à chaque fois qu'une femme m'a rejeté, je serais un homme riche !
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.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Un homme qui peut conduire prudemment en embrassant une jolie dame ne consacre tout simplement pas au baiser l'attention qu'il mérite.
The situation went from bad to worse. La situation allait de pire en pire.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
He is not a man to admit his mistakes easily. Il n'est pas le genre d'homme à admettre facilement ses erreurs.
Imagine a situation where you are all alone. Imagine une situation où tu te trouves tout seul.
You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.
I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. Je suis entré dans cet état d'esprit où un homme écoute et écoute et commence à ardemment désirer apercevoir un agent de police.
Sorry, but it all came about so suddenly that I haven't got a handle on the situation yet. Désolé, mais tout cela s'est produit si soudainement que je n'ai pas encore pu me charger de la situation.
Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.
Don't despise a man because he is poor. Ne méprise pas un homme parce qu'il est pauvre.
The situation is worse than we believed. La situation est pire qu'on ne le croyait.
He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.
Early man used his fingers and toes to count the animals he owned, or the measures of grain he had stored. Les premiers hommes utilisaient leurs doigts et leurs orteils pour compter les animaux qu'ils possédaient, ou pour mesurer la quantité de grains qu'ils avaient engrangés.
This kind of strange situation typifies my impressions of China. Ce genre de situation résume mes impressions de la Chine.
She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.
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