Usage examples of "à la face de" in French with translation to English

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Le nez de Cléopâtre, s'il eût été plus court, toute la face de la terre aurait changé. If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed.
La nouvelle du scandale fit perdre la face au politicien. News of the scandal caused the politician to lose face.
À qui est la maison en face de la vôtre ? Whose house is across from yours?
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
J'ai complètement perdu la face. I have lost face completely.
Ma maison se trouve en face de la mer. My house faces the sea.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
Ken sauva la face en réussissant à l'examen. Ken saved his face by passing the examination.
Un nouveau bâtiment est en construction en face de chez moi. A new building is being built in front of my house.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
Le nez de Cléopâtre eut-il été plus court, la face du monde en aurait été changée. If Cleopatra's nose had been a little lower, the history of the world might have been different.
Leur maison se trouve juste en face de l'arrêt de bus. Their house is just opposite the bus stop.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
Vous ne faites que sauver la face ! You're only saving face!
Le jardin est en face de la maison. The garden is in front of the house.
Tom ne croit pas à la vie après la mort. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
Il a couru en face de moi. He walked ahead of me.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
J'ai réussi à trouver une place de parking juste en face de l'immeuble. I managed to find a parking place right in front of the building.
Ne touche pas à la peinture fraîche. Don't touch the wet paint.
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