Usage examples of "pat on the back" 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look? Si nous vivions sur la lune, de quelle taille nous semblerait la Terre?

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.

I liked walking alone on the deserted beach in the evening. J'appréciais de marcher seul sur la plage désertée, dans la soirée.

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

I hope you realize that I'm putting my reputation on the line by helping you. J'espère que tu rends compte que je mets ma réputation en jeu en t'aidant.

The back wheels on that tractor have ball bearings the size of my fist. Les roues arrière de ce tracteur ont des roulements à bille de la taille de mon poing.

What sort of information do you get on the Internet? Quelle sorte d'information trouve-t-on sur Internet ?

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.

On the table there are some books. Sur la table se trouvent quelques livres.

There's no telling when she'll stab you in the back. On ne peut savoir quand est-ce qu'elle nous trahira.

We asked him on the interphone if he could come downstairs quickly. Nous lui avons demandé à l'interphone s'il pouvait descendre rapidement.

We came in through the back door lest someone should see us. Nous sommes entrés par la porte de derrière, de peur que quelqu'un nous voie.

Don't put books on the table. Ne pose pas de livres sur la table.

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