Sentence examples of "bouchons" in French

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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.
L'accident a causé un bouchon. The accident caused a traffic jam.
Ce vin a un goût de bouchon The wine tastes like cork
Il a bouché le trou dans le mur. He filled up the hole in the wall.
J'ai été retardé par un bouchon. I was delayed by a traffic jam.
Il était impossible de retirer le bouchon. It was impossible to pull out the cork.
Nous avons été pris dans un bouchon, qui nous a mis vingt minutes en retard. We got stuck in a traffic jam, which made us twenty minutes late.
Je dois porter des bouchons d'oreilles pour étouffer tout le bruit du chantier de construction d'à côté. I have to wear earplugs to drown out all the noise from the construction site next door.
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