Usage examples of "Terre" in French with translation to English

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Je crains les tremblements de terre. I'm afraid of earthquakes.
Elle épluche des pommes de terre. She is peeling the potatoes.
Il est tombé par terre. He fell down on the floor.
Un bon avocat remuerait ciel et terre pour défendre son client. A good lawyer would leave no stone unturned in his efforts to defend his client.
Elle est citoyenne britannique, mais sa terre natale est la France. She is a British citizen but her native land is France.
Le tremblement de terre a tout détruit. The earthquake smashed everything.
J'aimerais quelques pommes de terre. I want some potatoes.
Tatoeba était par terre, hier. Tatoeba was down yesterday.
Les tremblements de terre détruisent les bâtiments. Earthquakes destroy buildings.
As-tu acheté des pommes de terre ? Did you buy some potatoes?
Le site web est par terre. The website is down.
J'ai peur des tremblements de terre. I'm afraid of earthquakes.
Manger des pommes de terre provoque des flatulences. Potatoes give me wind.
Il a jeté le grand homme par terre. He threw the big man down.
Des tremblements de terre touchent fréquemment le Japon. Earthquakes frequently hit Japan.
Achète quatre grosses pommes de terre pour moi. Buy four big potatoes for me.
C'étaient des symptômes du tremblement de terre. They were symptoms of the earthquake.
Quand la pomme de terre fut-elle introduite au Japon ? When were potatoes introduced into Japan?
Seulement deux personnes ont survécu au tremblement de terre. Only two people survived the earthquake.
Les oignons cuisent plus vite que les pommes de terre. Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
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