Usage examples of "fall behind" in English with translation to French

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I fall behind him in this respect. De ce côté là, je ne suis pas à sa hauteur.

Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them. Ben est derrière eux, mais il devrait bientôt les rattraper.

If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later. S'il continue de boire trop, il tombera malade tôt ou tard.

There used to be a big cherry tree behind my house. Dans le temps, il y avait un grand cerisier derrière ma maison.

I can't fall asleep. Je n'arrive pas à m'endormir.

Look behind you. Regarde derrière toi.

Between two stools you fall to the ground. Entre deux chaises on finit par tomber.

We're behind on schedule. On est en retard sur le planning.

A heavy rain began to fall. Une averse commença à tomber.

The garden is behind the house. Le jardin est derrière la maison.

She turned away from me to hide a tear that had begun to fall down her cheek. Elle s'écarta de moi pour cacher une larme qui avait commencé à couler sur sa joue.

I left behind some important documents for the company at home. Sorry, but could you please go and get them for me now? J'ai laissé certains documents importants pour la société à mon domicile. Désolé, mais pourriez-vous, je vous prie, aller me les chercher maintenant ?

Leaves fall in the autumn. Les feuilles tombent en automne.

The bus was behind schedule. Le bus était en retard.

The leaves go brown in fall. Les feuilles brunissent à l'automne.

Look how they all speak ill of me behind my back because I married a woman thirty years younger than me. Regarde comme tous médisent derrière mon dos parce que je me suis marié avec une femme de trente ans ma cadette.

In all probability, the cabinet will fall. Selon toute probabilité, le gouvernement va tomber.

The cows behind my house only eat tulips. Les vaches derrière chez moi ne mangent que des tulipes.

I took good care that I did not fall. J'ai fait bien attention de ne pas tomber.

Clothes are behind me. Des vêtements se trouvent derrière moi.

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