Sentence examples of "wear down" in English

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Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface. Les pneus s'usent à cause de la friction entre le caoutchouc et la route.

Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns. Le temps fane les roses, mais use les piquants.

Turn that music down! Éteins cette musique !

Do those girls wear white skirts? Ces filles portent-elles des jupes blanches ?

The hotel is down there. L'hôtel est là en bas.

Tom doesn't like women who wear way too much make up. Tom n'aime pas les femmes qui portent trop de maquillage.

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

I wear white shirts on weekdays. Je porte des chemises blanches en semaine.

He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation. Il a l'habitude de hocher la tête en écoutant une conversation.

I don't have to wear glasses any more. Je ne suis plus obligé de porter de lunettes.

Tom fell down the stairs and hit his head. Tom est tombé en bas des escaliers et s'est cogné la tête.

Ever since we wear clothes, we know not one another. Depuis que nous nous sommes mis à porter des vêtements, nous ne nous connaissons plus les uns, les autres.

Tears of joy rained down their cheeks. Des larmes de joie coulaient sur leurs joues.

When I was little, I would only wear pants. Quand j'étais petite, je ne portais que des pantalons.

He got the book down from the shelf. Il a pris le livre de l'étagère.

I hear a lot of girls wear bikinis at that beach. J'entends dire que beaucoup de filles portent des bikinis sur cette plage.

Tom kicked down the door and entered Mary's room. Tom fracassa la porte et pénétra dans la chambre de Mary.

She showed me which dress to wear. Elle me montra quelle robe porter.

In the winter, I like to sled down the small hill close to our home. En hiver, j'aime descendre en luge le monticule proche de notre maison.

We should always wear a seatbelt in case we have an accident. Nous devrions toujours mettre la ceinture de sécurité au cas où nous aurions un accident.

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