Usage examples of "strings" in English with translation to French

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My wife holds the purse strings in our family. C'est ma femme qui tient les cordons de la bourse dans notre famille.
Someone has cut my kite string. Quelqu'un a coupé la corde de mon cerf-volant.
She tied up the parcel with string. Elle lia le paquet avec une ficelle.
Officers patrolled the neighborhood for a month after the string of robberies. Des policiers patrouillèrent dans le voisinage pendant un mois à la suite de la série de vols.
Oh, no. I broke a string in my racket. Oh, non. J'ai cassé une corde de ma raquette.
I broke a string on my guitar J'ai cassé une corde de ma guitare.
He bound the package with a string. Il attacha le paquet avec une ficelle.
Her heart has been hardening all throughout her string of bad hookups. Son cœur s'est endurci au fil de sa série de coups pourris.
Lend me something with which to cut the string. Prête-moi quelque chose pour couper cette corde.
She was lying on the floor, strangled by a harp string. Elle était allongée sur le sol, étranglée avec la corde d'une harpe.
Tom attached the string to the kite. Tom attachait la ficelle au cerf-volant.
The townsfolk were convinced that the string of murders was tied to a satanic cult. Les villageois étaient convaincus que la série de meurtres était liée à un culte satanique.
He bound the clothes together with a string. Il attacha les vêtements ensemble avec une ficelle.
He can pull strings for you. Il peut exercer son influence en votre faveur.
She kept a tight rein on the purse strings. Elle serrait fermement les anses de son sac à main.
I just want to make sure that his offer has no strings attached. Je veux juste m'assurer que sa proposition n'est pas un cadeau empoisonné.
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