Sentence examples of "étais à bout" in French

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Tu étais à la maison hier, n'est-ce pas ? You were at home yesterday, weren't you?
Il a tiré à bout portant. He fired at point blank range.
Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce. He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.
Mettez les tables bout à bout. Put the tables end to end.
Que dirais-tu si tu étais à ma place ? What would you say if you were in my place?
Il est à bout de patience. His patience is worn out.
Tu étais à moi. You were mine.
Il va lui falloir deux heures pour venir à bout de cette tâche. It will take him two hours to finish the work.
Il est à bout de force. He's on his last legs.
Sa vieille voiture est à bout de souffle. His old car is on its last legs.
Il est arrivé à bout de son travail. He got through his work.
Il fut difficile de venir à bout de la tache de café. It was difficult to remove the coffee stain.
C'est vrai que le projet est une tâche difficile, mais M. Hara sera capable d'en venir à bout (de le mener à bien). It's true that the project is a difficult task, but Mr Hara will be able to bring it off.
Ma patience est à bout. My patience is worn out.
J'étais à bout de souffle. I ran out of breath.
Elle a encaissé jusqu'au bout. She endured to the bitter end.
Ce que je cherchais étais précisément là sous mes yeux. What I was looking for was right before my eyes.
Ils y avaient songé depuis un bout de temps. They had been thinking about it for some time.
Je pensais que tu étais mon ami. I thought you were my friend.
Il bout d'impatience. He has ants in his pants.
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