Usage examples of "pin down" 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.
He who steals a pin will steal an ox. Qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
Please input your PIN number. Veuillez saisir votre code secret.
You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.
There came a complete silence. You could hear a pin drop. Il s'est fait un silence absolu. On aurait pu entendre une mouche voler.
Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.
It was so still that you would have heard a pin drop. C'était si calme qu'on aurait entendu tomber une épingle.
He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.
Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist. La capacité inébranlable de l'homme à croire ce qu'il préfère plutôt qu'à ce que les preuves démontrent être probable et possible m'a toujours stupéfié. Nous nous languissons d'un univers attentionné qui nous sauvera de nos puériles erreurs, et face à des montagnes de preuves du contraire nous allons accrocher nos espoirs aux doutes les plus minces. On n'a pas prouvé que Dieu n'existait pas, donc il doit exister.
She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.
I forgot my PIN number! J'ai oublié mon code PIN !
He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.
It is a sin to steal even a pin. Même voler une épingle est un péché.
Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.
please confirm your pin Veuillez confirmer votre pin
I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.
Where is he going to settle down? Où est-ce qu'il va s'installer ?
I felt the sweat trickle down my brow. J'ai senti la sueur goutter sur mon front.
My car, which broke down yesterday, has not been repaired yet. Ma voiture, qui est en panne depuis hier, n'a pas encore été réparée.
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