Sentence examples of "chopping off" in English

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We're chopping off their head. On leur coupe la tête.
Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me. À vrai dire, je voulais être une damoiselle, dans une tour gardée par sept dragons, et alors un prince sur un cheval blanc aurait coupé la tête des dragons et m'aurait délivrée.
She set him to chopping wood. Elle lui fit couper du bois.
Your remarks are off the point. Ta remarque est hors sujet.
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.
Pat sneezed the napkin off the table Pat a fait tomber sa serviette de table en éternuant.
Tom doesn't remember turning off the light. Tom ne se souvient plus d'avoir fermé la lumière.
That plane will take off at five. Cet avion s'envolera à cinq heures.
The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits. Le talisman qu'il porte est supposé éloigner les mauvais esprits.
Are you off duty tonight? Êtes-vous hors de service cette nuit ?
It rained on and off all day. Ce jour-là, il a plu de façon intermittente.
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.
Stop putting off finding a job. Ne remets plus à plus tard ta recherche d'emploi.
She called off the party. Elle annula la fête.
Take your shoes off before you come into the room. Ôte tes chaussures avant d'entrer dans la chambre.
Start reading where you left off. Commence à lire où tu t'es arrêté.
You'd be better off staying home. Tu ferais mieux de rester à la maison.
As she couldn't pay for a ticket, the driver asked her to get off the bus. Comme elle ne pouvait pas payer son billet, le conducteur du bus lui demanda de descendre.
I can't shake off my cold. Je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume.
When we stepped off the bus we were immediately surrounded by a throng of children from the village. Lorsque nous descendîmes de l'autobus, nous fûmes immédiatement entourés par un essaim d'enfants du village.
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