Sentence examples of "turn tail" in English

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A fish swims by moving its tail. Un poisson nage en bougeant sa queue.
Turn that music down! Éteins cette musique !
As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form. Lorsque le têtard croît, la queue disparaît et les pattes commencent à se former.
Turn right at the next intersection. Tourne à droite à la prochaine intersection.
I can't make head or tail of what you say. Ce que tu dis n'a pour moi ni queue ni tête.
He has decided to turn over his business to his son. Il a décidé de passer son métier à son fils.
America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. L'Amérique est un gros chien amical dans une toute petite pièce. Chaque fois qu'il remue la queue, il fait tomber une chaise.
Turn to the right. Tournez à droite s'il vous plait.
In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail. Au cimetière, est dressée une statue d'un serpent qui se mord la queue.
Her condition took a turn for the worse last night. Sa santé s'est soudain aggravée la nuit dernière.
My dog has a long tail. Mon chien a une longue queue.
Turn it up. Monte-le.
I saw a whale tail today. J'ai vu la queue d'une baleine, aujourd'hui.
We took a turn around the city in our car. Nous avons fait un tour de la ville en voiture.
The boy caught the cat by the tail. L'enfant attrapa le chat par la queue.
Turn the knob and open the door. Tournez la poignée et ouvrez la porte.
A cow chases away flies with its tail. Une vache chasse les mouches avec sa queue.
It's your turn. C'est ton tour.
Head or tail? Pile ou face ?
Please turn off your engine. Coupe ton moteur, s'il te plait.
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