Usage examples of "square off" in English with translation to French

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Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
We learned at school that the square root of nine is three. À l'école nous avons appris que la racine carrée de neuf est trois.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
A square has four equal sides. Un carré a quatre côtés égaux.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
Excuse me, does this train go to Washington Square? Excusez-moi, ce train va-t-il à Washington Square ?
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
The gallows were already standing on the square. La potence était déjà dressée sur la place.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
Lucy witnessed a murder in the main square of Florence. Lucie fut témoin d'un meurtre sur la principale place de Florence.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
We were back to square one. Nous étions de retour à la case départ.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
The area of the factory is 1,000 square meters. La superficie de l'usine est de 1,000 mètres carrées.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
The Chinese government controlled the internet to prevent the people from knowing the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Le gouvernement chinois contrôlait l'Internet pour empêcher les gens de connaître la vérité du massacre de la place Tian'anmen.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
There are many pigeons in the City Square. Il y a de nombreux pigeons sur la place publique.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday. Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.
We need a square table; not a round one. Nous avons besoin d'une table rectangulaire, pas d'une ronde.
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