Sentence examples of "au bord de l'eau" in French

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Ils ont campé au bord de l'eau. They camped at the water's edge.
De toutes manières, il est véridique que lors de cette nuit neigeuse, une vieille femme solitaire était assise au bord de la route. Anyhow, it's the truth that on this snowy night a lone old woman was sitting on the side of the road.
Nous avons marché au bord de la Tamise. We walked on the banks of the Thames.
Elle est au bord de la crise de nerfs. She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Il alla au bord de mer pour finir noyé. He went to the seaside only to be drowned.
Elle l'a presque mené au bord de la banqueroute. She almost took him to the edge of bankruptcy.
Elle a grandi au bord de la mer, et pourtant elle a horreur de nager. She grew up near the sea, yet she hates swimming.
Apparemment son entreprise est au bord de la faillite. I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.
Ils sont au bord de l'inanition. They are on the border of starvation.
Il se tenait au bord de la falaise. He stood on the edge of the cliff.
La crise des missiles de Cuba a placé le monde au bord de la guerre nucléaire. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Il est résolu à faire l'acquisition de la villa au bord de mer. He is bent on buying the seaside villa.
Ne mets pas le verre au bord de la table. Don't put the glass near the edge of the table.
En été, les gens se rendent au bord de la mer. In the summer, people go to the seaside.
En raison de la russification totale en Biélorussie, la langue biélorusse est au bord de l'extinction. Due to total russification in Belarus, the Belarusian language is at the brink of extinction.
Notre maison se trouve au bord de la route. Our house stands by the road.
Sa maison est au bord de la rivière. His house stands by the river.
Les voyageurs séjournèrent dans un hôtel au bord de la mer. The travelers stayed at a seaside hotel.
En 1939, comme en 1914, le monde était au bord de la guerre. In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war.
Il s'est assis au bord du ruisseau. He sat at the edge of the stream.
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