Usage examples of "by the arm" in English with translation to French

<>
He caught her by the arm. Il l'attrapa par le bras.
I caught him by the arm. Je l'ai attrapé par le bras.
She caught me by the arm. Elle m'a attrapé par le bras.
Somebody caught me by the arm. Quelqu'un me saisit par le bras.
The policeman caught him by the arm. Le policier l'a saisi par le bras.
He caught me by the arm. Il me prit par le bras.
She caught me by the arm and stopped me from going home. Elle m'attrapa par le bras et me retint d'aller chez moi.
I caught him by the arm before he could fall. Je l'attrapai par le bras avant qu'il ne tombât.
He was shot 3 times in the arm. On lui tira trois fois dans le bras.
By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years. Lorsque mon père prendra sa retraite, il aura travaillé environ trente ans.
Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident. Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.
It is only by the exercise of reason that man can discover God. Ce n'est que par l'exercice de la raison que l'homme peut découvrir Dieu.
By the way, where are you from? Au fait, d'où es-tu ?
The proposed building site has yet to be approved by the city council. Le site du bâtiment proposé doit encore être approuvé par le conseil municipal.
Wouldn't you rather sit by the window? Préféreriez-vous être assis près de la fenêtre ?
Our house stands by the road. Notre maison se trouve au bord de la route.
In communism, the means of production are owned by the state. Dans le communisme, les moyens de production sont propriété de l'État.
To calculate the capacity, multiply the length by the width by the depth. Pour calculer le volume, il faut multiplier la longueur par la largeur par la profondeur.
My town is by the sea. Ma ville est près de la mer.
He was defeated by the fly swatter. Il a été vaincu par la tapette à mouches.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download