Sentence examples of "boire sec" in French

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Le puits de pétrole a été mis à sec. This oil well has been sucked dry.
J'aime boire de l'eau minérale naturelle. I like to drink natural mineral water.
Le puits est à sec. The well is dry.
On peut boire cette eau sans aucun risque. This water is safe to drink.
C'est très sec. It's very dry.
Ingurgiter de l'information sur Internet est comme de boire de l'eau à une bouche d'incendie. Absorbing information on the internet is like drinking water from a fire hydrant.
Il est à sec. He is out of pocket.
Les policiers ne sont pas autorisés à boire en service. Policemen aren't permitted to drink on duty.
C'est sec comme la poussière. It's dry as dust.
Ceux qui s'indigèrent ou qui s'enivrent ne savent ni boire ni manger. Those who eat to the point of indigestion or become drunk do not know how to eat or drink.
Le bois sec brûle vite. Dry wood burns quickly.
J'avais beaucoup soif et je voulais boire quelque chose de froid. I was very thirsty and I wanted to drink something cold.
Bois sec brûle bien. Dry wood burns well.
Je veux boire de l'eau. I want to drink some water.
Le sable sec absorbe l'eau. Dry sand absorbs water.
Voudriez-vous boire un verre avec moi ? Would you join me in a drink?
Il fait très sec. It's very dry.
Désirez-vous boire quelque chose ? Do you want something to drink?
Il fait très humide ici en été, de l'autre côté, il fait très sec en hiver. It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.
Tu auras beau amener le cheval à la rivière, mais tu ne le feras pas boire pour autant. You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
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