Usage examples of "smoke screen" in English with translation to French

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The aim of this game is to explode all the bombs on the screen. Le but de ce jeu est de faire exploser toutes les bombes sur l'écran.

In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. Aux premiers temps, les hommes communiquaient par signaux de fumée.

No matter what he plays on the screen, Tom looks great. Peu importe le rôle qu'il joue à l'écran, Tom est magnifique.

There's a volcano emitting masses of smoke in Iceland. Il y a en Islande un volcan qui crache des masses de fumée.

Tom became popular among teenagers as soon as he made his debut on the screen. Tom devint populaire auprès des adolescents dès qu'il fit ses débuts à l'écran.

You can only smoke on the patio. Vous pouvez fumer seulement en terrasse.

A screen divided the room into two. Un écran séparait la pièce en deux.

You can smoke in this room. Tu peux fumer dans cette pièce.

My first task was to screen out unqualified applicants. Ma première tâche a été de supprimer les candidats non qualifiés.

I was choked by smoke. La fumée m'étouffait.

You see the words that I typed on the screen, but you can't see the tears that I shed over the keyboard. Tu vois les mots que j'ai tapés sur l'écran, mais tu ne vois pas les larmes que j'ai fait tomber sur le clavier.

The chimney is belching black smoke. La cheminée crache de la fumée noire.

My phone has a caller ID that lets me screen my calls. Mon téléphone a une fonction d'identification de l'appelant qui me permet de filtrer mes appels.

How about a smoke? Que dites-vous d'aller en griller une ?

At long last, the two chiefs of the Indian tribes have decided to bury the hatchet and smoke the peace pipe. Finalement, les deux chefs de tribus indiens ont décidé d'enterrer la hache de guerre et de fumer le calumet de la paix.

Someone told me that every cigarette you smoke takes seven minutes away from your life. Quelqu'un m'a dit que chaque cigarette que tu fumes te retire sept minutes de la vie.

We are becoming very aware of the dangers of secondhand smoke. Nous devenons très alertes aux dangers de la fumée secondaire.

You must not smoke while working. Tu ne dois pas fumer pendant que tu travailles.

It's not OK to smoke here. Il n'est pas autorisé de fumer ici.

Where there is smoke there is fire. Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu.

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