Sentence examples of "bend down" in English
It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
C'est la réponse qui a conduit ceux auxquels tant de gens disaient depuis si longtemps d'être cynique et craintif et dubitatif sur ce que l'on peut accomplir, à prendre en mains l'arc de l'histoire et à le tendre une fois de plus vers l'espoir d'un meilleur jour.
The members of each stratum accept as their ideal of decency the scheme of life in vogue in the next higher stratum, and bend their energies to live up to that ideal.
Les membres de chaque classe acceptent comme idéal de respectabilité le mode de vie à la mode dans la classe juste au-dessus de la leur, et ils appliquent leurs énergies afin d'atteindre cet idéal.
He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.
Il a l'habitude de hocher la tête en écoutant une conversation.
Tom fell down the stairs and hit his head.
Tom est tombé en bas des escaliers et s'est cogné la tête.
If you don't want to hurt her feelings you're going to have to bend the truth a little.
Si tu ne veux pas la blesser, tu devras déformer un peu la vérité.
Tom kicked down the door and entered Mary's room.
Tom fracassa la porte et pénétra dans la chambre de Mary.
In the winter, I like to sled down the small hill close to our home.
En hiver, j'aime descendre en luge le monticule proche de notre maison.
To come down to brass tacks, you owe me something.
Pour en venir à l'essentiel, tu me dois quelque chose.
It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.
C'est en 1989 que le mur de Berlin s'est effondré.
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