Usage examples of "garbage can" in English with translation to French

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I saw a man yesterday eating from a garbage can. J'ai vu un homme hier, manger dans une poubelle.

You can see it, but you cannot take it away. Vous pouvez le voir, mais vous ne pouvez pas l'emporter.

Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food. Les goélands causent toutes sortes de dérangements en caquetant bruyamment, en répandant du guano, en ouvrant des sacs de poubelle et en attaquant pour obtenir de la nourriture.

How can I jump so high? Comment pourrais-je sauter aussi haut ?

Tom took out the garbage. Tom sortit les poubelles.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Un homme qui peut conduire prudemment en embrassant une jolie dame ne consacre tout simplement pas au baiser l'attention qu'il mérite.

Put the garbage outside. Sors les poubelles !

You can enter the library freely. L'entrée de la bibliothèque est libre.

Oh, I forgot. Today is garbage day! Ah, j'avais oublié. Aujourd'hui, c'est le jour des ordures.

If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si on ne peut pas obtenir l'argent de quelconque autre manière, on peut, en dernier recours, vendre la voiture.

Crows often fish through garbage. Les corbeaux fouillent souvent les ordures.

Can you make sense of what the writer is saying? Comprenez-vous le sens de ce que l'écrivain écrit ?

I want my life to amount to more than just consuming products and generating garbage. Je veux que ma vie se résume à davantage que consommer des produits et générer des ordures.

Just a word can do harm to a person. Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un.

He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions. Il est allé là-bas pour aider les éboueurs à se mettre en grève pacifiquement pour réclamer un salaire plus élevé et de meilleures conditions de travail.

Come if you can! Viens si tu peux !

This plastic garbage bag is free of hazardous chemicals. Ce sac poubelle en plastique ne contient pas de produits chimiques nocifs.

Under no circumstances can we accept checks. En aucune circonstance nous ne pouvons accepter les chèques.

I can seldom find time for reading. J'ai rarement du temps pour lire.

You can still see the ship. On peut encore voir le bateau.

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