Usage examples of "on the back of" in English with translation to French

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The world rests on the back of a great turtle. Le monde repose sur le dos d'une grande tortue.

He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop. Il disparut dans un coin sombre à l'arrière du magasin.

I got a kick on the back. J'ai reçu un coup de pied dans le dos.

A ball hit the back of my head while I was playing soccer. Un ballon a frappé l'arrière de ma tête lorsque je jouais au soccer.

There is a hut at the back of our house. Il y a une hutte derrière notre maison.

I found a cache of my grandmother's recipes stuffed away in the back of a drawer. J'ai trouvé une cache des recettes de ma grand-mère tassées au fond d'un tiroir.

It's at the back of the building. C'est à l'arrière du bâtiment.

There is a church at the back of my house. Il y a une église à l'arrière de chez moi.

What's that building at the back of the hospital? Quel est cet immeuble derrière l'hôpital ?

There's gum stuck to the back of my shoe. Un chewing-gum s'est collé au talon de ma chaussure.

He has eyes at the back of his head. Il a des yeux derrière la tête.

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

Just throw your bicycle in the back of the truck and I'll drive you home. Flanque juste ton vélo à l'arrière du camion et je te conduirai à la maison.

Flip to the back of the book for the index. Reporte-toi à la fin pour consulter la table des matières.

There is a garden at the back of my house. Il y a un jardin à l'arrière de ma maison.

I scribbled down his address in the back of my diary. J'ai gribouillé son adresse au dos de mon journal.

She stabbed him in the back. Elle le poignarda dans le dos.

She is sitting on the bench. Elle est assise sur un banc.

He sneaked around to the back door. Il se faufila jusqu'à la porte de derrière.

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

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