Sentence examples of "by the nose" in English

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He leads you by the nose if you let him. Si vous le laissez faire, il vous mène par le bout du nez.

You are talking through the nose. Tu parles du nez.

By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years. Au moment où il prendra sa retraite mon père aura travaillé presque trente ans.

The nose knows. On sait à l'odeur.

She was arrested by the police. Elle a été arrêtée par la police.

The finger approaches the tip of the nose. Le doigt s'approche de l'extrémité du nez.

By the way, have you seen him lately? À ce propos, l'as-tu vu dernièrement ?

It's as plain as the nose on your face Ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure

The investigation by the police brought their secret life to light. L'enquête de la police a mis en lumière leur vie secrète.

He was angered by the murder of their comrades. Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades.

The report was put together from data collected by the Center for Disease Control. Le rapport fut assemblé sur la base de données collectées par le Centre de Contrôle des Maladies.

Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers. Rien ne semble plus surprenant à ceux qui considèrent les affaires humaines d'un œil philosophique que la facilité avec laquelle la multitude est gouvernée par une minorité; et la soumission implicite par laquelle les hommes renoncent à leurs propres sentiments et passions pour ceux de leurs gouvernants.

I was told to learn this poem by heart by the end of this week. On me dit d'apprendre par cœur ce poème avant la fin de la semaine.

Only a male intellect clouded by the sexual drive could call the stunted, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped and short-legged sex the fair sex. Seul un intellectuel masculin embrumé par le désir sexuel a pu nommer le beau sexe le modèle réduit, aux épaules étroites, aux hanches larges et aux jambes courtes.

I caught her by the hand. Je l'ai attrapée par la main.

It's a good sentence, by the way. C'est une bonne phrase, du reste.

He dried his wet clothes by the fire. Il fit sécher ses vêtements près du feu.

This is the window which was broken by the boy. Voici la fenêtre que le jeune garçon a brisée.

The man took the boy by the hand. L'homme prit le garçon par la main.

Have you ever heard of a poet by the name of Tom? Avez-vous déjà entendu parler d'un poète qui s'appelle Tom ?

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