Sentence examples of "take on a heap" in English
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
Nous sommes dans le creux des affaires, on s'en sort à peine, c'est pourquoi nous n'avons pas la possibilité de prendre un temps partiel.
She left the old newspapers lying in a heap.
Elle laissa les vieux journaux qui s'amoncelaient en tas.
Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk.
Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.
The chameleon can take on the colors of its background.
Le caméléon peut prendre les couleurs de son environnement.
At the age of fifty she embarked on a new career.
À l'âge de cinquante ans, elle entama une nouvelle carrière.
A dwarf may stand on a mountain, but it will not make him tall.
Un nain a beau se tenir sur une montagne, il n'en est pas plus grand pour cela.
I don't like to take on the heavy responsibilities.
Je n'aime pas me charger de lourdes responsabilités.
I had no toys or anything else, so I used a chalk that had been bought for me and drew pictures and letters on a closet door.
Je n'avais pas de jouets ou rien d'autre, alors j'utilisais une craie qu'on m'avait achetée et je dessinais des images et des lettres sur la porte d'un placard.
We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
On va beaucoup manger ce soir alors j'espère que tu ne fais pas de régime.
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