Usage examples of "drawer" in English with translation to French

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The drawer won't open. Le tiroir ne veut pas s'ouvrir.

The desk drawer is open. Le tiroir du bureau est ouvert.

I forgot to lock the drawer. J'ai oublié de fermer le tiroir à clé.

The clean towels are in the drawer. Les serviettes propres sont dans le tiroir.

Every successful writer has a drawer full of rejection letters. Chaque écrivain à succès a un tiroir rempli de lettres de rejet.

I usually toss my loose change into my desk drawer. Je flanque d'habitude ma petite monnaie dans mon tiroir de bureau.

I don't think that those damn batteries are in this damn drawer. Je ne pense pas que ces foutues piles soient dans ce foutu tiroir.

I put away the report card in the drawer for fear that Mother should see it. J'ai caché mes notes dans le tiroir de peur que Maman ne les trouve.

I found a cache of my grandmother's recipes stuffed away in the back of a drawer. J'ai trouvé une cache des recettes de ma grand-mère tassées au fond d'un tiroir.

The desk has three drawers. Le bureau comporte trois tiroirs.

All the desk drawers were empty. Tous les tiroirs du bureau étaient vides.

The file cabinet drawers are open. Les tiroirs du classeur sont ouverts.

I found what I was looking for in the drawers. J'ai trouvé ce que je cherchais dans les tiroirs.

Her sewing basket, dresser drawers and pantry shelves are all systematically arranged in apple-pie order. Son panier de couture, les tiroirs de son vaisselier et les étagères de son garde-manger sont tous systématiquement ordonnés de manière impeccable.

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