Usage examples of "extension lamp" in English with translation to French

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That extension cord looks dangerous to me. You see where it's frayed there? Cette rallonge me parait dangereuse. Voyez-vous où elle est usée, là ?

Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off. Touche la base de la lampe une fois pour l'allumer et deux fois pour l'éteindre.

What is the file extension? Quelle est l'extension du fichier ?

I must replace that fluorescent lamp. Je dois changer cette lampe fluorescente.

Extension 45 please. Le poste 45, s'il vous plait.

I'm going to sit on the bench over there, next to the street lamp. Je vais m'asseoir sur le banc là-bas, près du lampadaire.

I'll speak to anyone at extension 214. Je répondrais au poste 214.

The lamp is hanging from the ceiling. La lampe pend du plafond.

I do not like a big desk lamp. Je n'aime pas les grosses lampes de bureau.

The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree. La lampe était suspendue à la branche d'un arbre.

Edison invented the electric lamp. Edison inventa la lampe électrique.

He hung a lamp from the ceiling. Il accrocha une lampe au plafond.

A man without patience is like a lamp without oil. L'homme sans patience, c'est comme une lampe sans huile.

I bought an old lamp. J'ai acheté une vieille lampe.

I turned off the lamp and went to sleep. J'éteignis la lampe et allai dormir.

Quick, turn off the lamp, I want to hide in the darkness. Vite soufflons la lampe, afin de nous cacher dans les ténèbres!

I'd like to turn off the reading lamp, is that OK? Je voudrais éteindre la liseuse, d'accord ?

The light of the lamp glimmered in the fog. La lumière d'une lampe luisit dans le brouillard.

I think this lamp has a short because the light comes on only if I jiggle the cord. Je pense que cette lampe a un court-circuit parce que la lumière n'apparait que si je secoue le cordon.

Not every lamp is magic. Toutes les lampes ne sont pas merveilleuses.

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