Sentence examples of "down" in English
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
Le barrage céda et lâcha une grande masse d'eau en aval de la vallée.
Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down.
Personne ne remarqua que le tableau était suspendu la tête en bas.
Tom fell down the stairs and hit his head.
Tom est tombé en bas des escaliers et s'est cogné la tête.
When Vin Diesel does pushups, he's not pushing himself up - he's pushing the Earth down.
Quand Vin Diesel fait des pompes, ce n'est pas lui qui se pousse en haut - c'est la terre qui est poussée en bas.
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.
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