Usage examples of "arriver à la cheville" in French with translation to English

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Une foulure à la cheville l'empêcha de marcher pendant un mois. A sprained ankle disabled him from walking for a month.
La logique est une méthode systématique pour arriver à la mauvaise conclusion en toute confiance. Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
Personne ne lui arrive à la cheville There's no one who can touch him
Combien de temps cela prend-il pour arriver à la station ? How long does it take to get to the station?
Arriver à la maison. Arrive home.
Nous devons nous dépêcher si nous voulons arriver à la station à temps. We must hurry if we want to arrive at the station on time.
Il ne parvint pas à arriver à l'heure. He failed to come on time.
Je me suis foulé la cheville. I twisted my ankle.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Il a couru pour arriver à temps. He ran, so as to arrive on time.
Je ne vais pas jouer parce que je me suis tordu la cheville. I won't play because I've twisted my ankle.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
Je veux arriver à l'hôtel avant qu'il fasse nuit. I want to reach the hotel before it gets dark.
J'ai raté une marche dans l'escalier et j'ai bien peur de m'être foulé la cheville. I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
Les avez-vous déjà vus arriver à l'heure ? Have you ever known them to come on time?
Il tomba, et se tordit la cheville. He fell, twisting his ankle.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
Le réparateur devait arriver à midi, mais il s'est retrouvé coincé dans des bouchons pendant plusieurs heures. The handyman was supposed to arrive at twelve noon, but got stuck in a traffic jam for a few hours.
J'ai raté une marche dans l'escalier et je crains de m'être foulé la cheville. I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.
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