Usage examples of "bête comme ses pieds" in French with translation to English

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C'est bête comme chou It's as easy as pie
Tom nettoya ses pieds. Tom scrubbed his feet.
Comme ses parents sont morts quand il était jeune, c'est son oncle qui l'a élevé. Because his parents had died when he was young, his uncle brought him up.
Ses pieds étaient découverts, ainsi que le voulait la coutume de l'époque. Her feet were bare, as was the custom in those days.
Ce bureau a perdu un de ses pieds. This desk has lost one of its legs.
L'enfant trouva enfin ses pieds. The child found his feet at last.
Un homme devrait lire comme lui dictent ses goûts ; car ce qu'il lit par obligation ne lui fera aucun bien. A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
C'est comme ça que Scott et ses hommes sont arrivés au pôle Sud. This is how Scott and his men arrived at the South Pole.
On dit que les Américains considèrent le revenu d'un homme comme critère majeur de ses capacités. Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.
Il me raconta l'accident comme s'il l'avait vu de ses propres yeux. He told me about the accident as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
James Bond a tout été présenté comme un parieur de grosses sommes dans ses films. James Bond was always depicted as a high roller in his movies.
On devient bon écrivain comme on devient bon menuisier: en rabotant ses phrases. One becomes a good writer just as one becomes a good carpenter: by planing down one's sentences.
Comme il ne pouvait en supporter plus, il prit ses jambes à son cou. As he couldn't endure, he took to his heels.
Nous considérons comme un fait accompli qu'il rencontrera le succès dans ses affaires. We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business.
Le christianisme s'est fixé comme but de satisfaire aux désirs inaccessibles de l'homme, mais pour cette raison a ignoré ses désirs accessibles. Christianity set itself the goal of fulfilling man’s unattainable desires, but for that very reason ignored his attainable desires.
Plus bête un enfant est, plus mignon il semble à ses parents. The more foolish a child is, the cuter he seems to his parents.
Comme c'est bête de ma part ! How stupid of me!
La surface tranquille reflétait ses traits comme dans un miroir. The calm surface reflected her features like a mirror.
Il doit être fou pour traiter ses parents comme ceci. He must be crazy to treat his parents like this.
Ses cheveux sont comme de la soie. Her hair feels like silk.
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