Usage examples of "boîte à fumée" in French with translation to English

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Mets la pince dans la boîte à outils. Put the pliers in the tool box.
Mets les pinces dans la boîte à outils. Put the pliers in the tool box.
Il y a quelques œufs dans la boîte. There are some eggs in the box.
De la fumée sortait de la cheminée. Smoke was rising from the chimney.
Il posa la boîte sur la table. He put the box on the table.
Nous vîmes de la fumée au loin. We saw smoke in the distance.
Cette boîte doit être assez grande pour tous ces livres. This box must be large enough for all these books.
Tom ne supporte pas l'odeur de la fumée de cigarette. Tom can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke.
Cette boîte est trop petite pour tout contenir. That box is too small to hold all these things.
La fumée montait par la cheminée. The smoke went upward through the chimney.
La boîte est cassée. The box is broken.
Je n'aime pas inhaler la fumée de quelqu'un pendant que je travaille. I don't like to inhale someone's smoke while I'm working.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
La cheminée crache de la fumée noire. The chimney is belching black smoke.
Le policier souleva la boîte avec précaution. The policeman lifted the box carefully.
La pièce était si pleine de fumée que je pouvais à peine respirer. The room was so full of smoke that I could hardly breathe.
Cette boîte servira à quelque chose. This box will do for something.
Papa peut faire plusieurs ronds de fumée. Dad can blow many smoke rings.
Il écrasa la boîte. He crushed the box.
Notre projet s'est planté et est parti en fumée. Our project crashed and burned.
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