Usage examples of "Walking" in English with translation to French

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It was yesterday that I saw him walking down the street. C'était hier que je l'ai vu descendre la rue.
The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure. La canne sert à annoncer le fait que les mains de celui qui la tient sont employées à autre chose qu'à un effort utile, et elle est donc utile comme preuve d'oisiveté.
He buttoned up his coat before walking out the door. Il boutonna son manteau avant de sortir par la porte.
Nothing seems so tender to me as an old couple walking down the street holding hands. Rien ne me parait plus tendre qu'un vieux couple qui descend la rue en se tenant par la main.
It's within walking distance. On peut s'y rendre à pied.
Are you a walking dictionary? Êtes-vous un dictionnaire ambulant ?
He is called a walking dictionary. C'est un dictionnaire ambulant.
I live within walking distance of school. D'où j'habite, on peut se rendre à pied à l'école.
I get scared just walking past him. J'ai peur rien qu'en passant près de lui.
We saw him walking across the street. Nous l'avons vu traverser la rue.
An old woman is walking across the road. Une vieille dame traverse la route.
He is what we call a walking dictionary. Il est ce que nous appelons un dictionnaire ambulant.
You should get there in five minutes walking. Tu devrais arriver ici en cinq minutes à pied.
He was walking in front of the car. Il déambulait devant la voiture.
I can see some people walking across the street. Je peux voir des personnes traverser la rue.
He was walking up the hill at a steady pace. Il grimpait la colline à un pas soutenu.
The bear is walking up and down in the cage. L'ours parcourt sa cage de long en large.
That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Le vieil homme est, pour ainsi dire, un dictionnaire ambulant.
She ran across her old friend while walking in the park. Elle rencontra par hasard sa vieille amie au cours d'une promenade dans le parc.
Iaido, it is a form of swordsmanship that strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether one is sitting or walking. L’iaidō est une forme d'escrime qui frappe un attaquant d'un seul coup d'épée, rapidement dégainée de son fourreau, que l'on soit assis ou en déambulation.
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