Usage examples of "old curiosity shop" in English with translation to French

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He came across this old coin in an antique shop. Il tomba par hasard sur cette vieille pièce dans un magasin d'antiquités.
Curiosity killed the cat. La curiosité est un vilain défaut.
Old books are for writers, new ones for readers. Les livres anciens sont pour les auteurs, les nouveaux pour les lecteurs.
By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.
Curiosity has landed inside the Gale crater. Curiosity s'est posé à l'intérieur du cratère de Gale.
According to scientific estimates, the universe is nearly 14 billion years old. Selon les estimations scientifiques, l'univers est âgé de presque quatorze milliards d'années.
Our car is being repaired at the auto shop. Notre auto est en réparation au garage.
His curiosity knew no bounds. Sa curiosité n'a pas de limites.
Julio is swinging in the hammock that I hung under the old oak tree. Jules se balance dans le hamac que j'ai suspendu sous le vieux chêne.
As there were no clients, we closed the shop earlier. Comme il n'y avait pas de clients, nous avons fermé le magasin plus tôt.
I went there out of curiosity. Je m'y suis rendu par curiosité.
They say that old house is haunted. Ils disent que cette vieille maison est hantée.
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop. Il disparut dans un coin sombre à l'arrière du magasin.
The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is Curiosity. La première et la plus simple émotion que nous découvrons dans l'esprit humain est la Curiosité.
It's the voice of an old woman. C'est la voix d'une vieille dame.
At that shop they deal in kitchen utensils. Ce magasin est dédié aux ustensiles de cuisine.
She did so out of curiosity. Elle l'a fait par curiosité.
Nara is an old city worth visiting at least once in your life. Nara est une vieille ville qui mérite d'être visitée au moins une fois dans sa vie.
I must have tried on everything in the shop, but nothing looked right on me. J'ai dû essayer tous les articles du magasin, mais rien ne me va.
Curiosity got the better of him. Il se laissa aller à la curiosité.
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