Sentence examples of "Du" in French with translation "by"

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Il lui fait du chantage. She is being blackmailed by him.
Elle s'accroupit près du portail. She crouched down by the gate.
Il ne viendra pas du tout. He will by no means come.
Il exerce sur elle du chantage. She is being blackmailed by him.
Au fait, jouez-vous du violon ? By the way, do you play the violin?
Elle se réchauffait près du feu. She warmed herself by the fire.
Je vis selon la voie du samouraï. I live by the way of the samurai.
Il a pris du poison par erreur. He took poison by mistake.
Il lui conseilla de perdre du poids. She was advised by him to lose weight.
Il a avalé du détergent par erreur. He swallowed detergent by mistake.
Il n'est pas du tout brillant. He is by no means bright.
Il joue du piano à l'oreille. He played piano by ear.
C'est une bonne phrase, du reste. It's a good sentence, by the way.
Elle se suicida en prenant du poison. She committed suicide by taking poison.
Elle s'est accroupi près du portail. She crouched down by the gate.
Elle s'est suicidée avec du poison. She killed herself by taking poison.
BitTorrent a été attaqué par du terroriciel. BitTorrent has been hit by scareware.
Il se suicida en prenant du poison. He committed suicide by taking poison.
Elle joue du piano à l'oreille. She plays the piano by ear.
Il lui a conseillé de perdre du poids. She was advised by him to lose weight.
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