Sentence examples of "drowning" in English with translation "noyade"

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The boy narrowly escaped drowning. Le garçon a échappé de justesse à la noyade.
She came near to drowning. Elle est passée près de la noyade.
They rescued the boy from drowning. Ils ont sauvé le garçon de la noyade.
He rescued a boy from drowning. Il a sauvé un garçon de la noyade.
His bravery to save the child from drowning is above praise. Sa bravoure pour sauver l'enfant de la noyade est au-delà des éloges.
He saved the drowning boy at the risk of his own life. Il a sauvé le jeune homme de la noyade au péril de sa propre vie.
He saved the boy from drowning, but only at the cost of his own life. Il a sauvé le garçon de la noyade mais au prix de sa propre vie.
Wanting to protect me from myself is about as ingenious as saving a fish from drowning. Vouloir me protéger de moi-même, c'est aussi ingénieux que sauver un poisson de la noyade.
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