Usage examples of "have tails up" in English with translation to French

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Have a nice vacation. Passe de bonnes vacances.

Tails are absent in some cats. Certains chats manquent de queues.

I have cut up all but one of my credit cards. J'ai interrompu toutes mes cartes de crédit sauf une.

Dogs wag their tails and cats swish theirs. Les chiens remuent la queue et les chats fouettent la leur.

How long have you known Jack? Depuis combien de temps connais-tu Jack ?

Heads I win, tails you lose. Pile je gagne, face tu perds.

A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death. La force irradie d'un grand guerrier. Il n'a pas besoin de combattre à mort.

One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'. Un côté de la pièce est appelé « face » et l'autre, « pile ».

I will have been studying English for five years next February. À partir de février prochain, je vais étudier l'anglais pendant cinq ans.

I can't make heads or tails of what you say. Je n'entends rien à ce que tu dis.

Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan. De plus, cette chambre n'est pas munie d'air climatisé ou rien de tel. Il n'y a qu'un éventail.

Someone must have stolen your watch. Quelqu'un a dû voler votre montre.

Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.

Since graduation fifteen years ago I have never run into my former classmates. Je n'ai pas revu mes camarades de classe depuis que j'ai eu mon diplôme il y a 15 ans.

You really have an ear for music. Tu as vraiment l'oreille musicale.

I have one brother and two sisters. J'ai un frère et deux soeurs.

You have just done your homework. Tu as juste fait tes devoirs.

You have too many books on the shelf. Vous avez trop de livres sur cette étagère.

By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years. Lorsque mon père prendra sa retraite, il aura travaillé environ trente ans.

Your eyes have a certain magnetism. Vos yeux ont un certain magnétisme.

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