Sentence examples of "be down-and-out" in English
All day long there was a steady stream of people going in and out of the bank.
Toute la journée, il y avait un flot continu de gens qui entraient et sortaient de la banque.
After a minute of free fall he pulled the rip cord and out came the parachute.
Après une minute de chute libre, il tira sur la sangle et le parachute se déploya.
Few people get knocked down and run over in the pedestrian precincts which have been created in most city centres.
Rares sont ceux qui se font percuter ou écraser dans les zones piétonnières qui ont été créées dans la plupart des centres-villes.
My watch ran down and I didn't know the time.
Ma montre s'était arrêtée et je ne savais pas quelle heure il était.
My grandmother is too frail now to get in and out of bed by herself.
Ma grand-mère est désormais trop frêle pour entrer et sortir du lit par elle-même.
I tried explaining the algebra homework to him but it just went in one ear and out the other.
Je tentai de lui expliquer le devoir d'algèbre, mais ça rentra juste par une oreille et ça ressortit pas l'autre.
He watched those who went in and out of the house.
Il regardait ceux qui rentraient et ressortaient de la maison.
While you are asleep, the bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
Quand on est endormi, l'activité corporelle ralentit et la température du corps chute.
The sun is beating down and there's no shade in sight.
Le soleil tape et il n'y a pas d'ombre en vue.
The delinquents knocked him down and stole his wallet.
Les délinquants l’assommèrent et volèrent son portefeuille.
He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.
Il renversa la bouteille et la secoua, mais malgré tout le miel n'en sortait pas.
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