Sentence examples of "back off" in English

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You'd better back off. Tu ferais mieux de reculer.

Back off. Recule.

He stopped short and looked back. Il s'arrêta brusquement et regarda en arrière.

Your remarks are off the point. Ta remarque est hors sujet.

I'll be back in ten minutes. Je serai de retour dans 10 minutes.

I had a headache, and I took the day off today. J'avais mal à la tête et j'ai pris un jour de congé aujourd'hui.

It reveals local executives' ambitions of bringing the region back to the top. Cela révèle l'ambition des dirigeants locaux de redonner à la région son niveau d'excellence.

Pat sneezed the napkin off the table Pat a fait tomber sa serviette de table en éternuant.

He turned his back on the old tradition. Il a tourné le dos à la vieille tradition.

Tom doesn't remember turning off the light. Tom ne se souvient plus d'avoir fermé la lumière.

I'll be back within an hour. Je serai de retour d'ici une heure.

That plane will take off at five. Cet avion s'envolera à cinq heures.

He made a lot of money in New York and went back to the small town where he was born. Il se fit beaucoup d'argent à New-York et retourna dans la petite ville où il était né.

The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits. Le talisman qu'il porte est supposé éloigner les mauvais esprits.

I will be back to square one and have to take the classes over. Je serai de nouveau à la case départ et devrai reprendre les cours à zéro.

Are you off duty tonight? Êtes-vous hors de service cette nuit ?

The cat arched its back and stretched itself. Le chat arqua le dos et s'étira.

It rained on and off all day. Ce jour-là, il a plu de façon intermittente.

I'll take back everything I said. Je retirerai tout ce que j'ai dit.

When the farmer drops dead off the tractor, then at the edge of the forest, there must be a reactor. Lorsque le fermier tombe raide mort de son tracteur, ça veut dire qu'il doit y avoir un réacteur à l'orée du bois.

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