Usage examples of "cheval de bataille" in French with translation to English

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Je suis un cheval de Troie, j'ai donc infecté ton Mac. I am a Trojan horse, so I have infected your Mac computer.
Il fut massacré sur le champ de bataille. He was slain in battle.
Ils moururent sur le champ de bataille. They died in battle.
La bataille fut remportée au prix de nombreuses vies. The battle was won at the price of many lives.
Peux-tu monter un cheval ? Can you ride a horse?
La bataille se poursuit ! The battle goes on!
Une fois que le cheval s'est enfui, c'est trop tard pour fermer la porte de l'écurie. It is too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted.
Ce fut la bataille qui mit fin à la guerre. It was the last battle that ended the war.
Je parle espagnol à Dieu, italien aux femmes, français aux hommes et allemand à mon cheval. I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
Il a été blessé pendant la bataille. He was wounded in the fight.
La lieue a comme origine la distance que peut parcourir un homme ou un cheval en une heure. The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour.
Plusieurs des hommes du Pape n'étaient pas prêts pour la bataille. Many of Pope's men were not prepared for battle.
Cet homme a un cheval. This man has a horse.
Beaucoup de soldats souffrirent de terribles blessures dans la bataille. Many soldiers suffered terrible wounds in the battle.
Puis-je monter ce cheval un moment ? Can I ride this horse for a while?
C'est le lieu où la bataille a eu lieu. This is the place where the battle took place.
Le cheval, le lion, le chien, la chèvre : ce sont des animaux. Horse, lion, dog, goat: these are animals.
Nous gagnerons la bataille. We will win the battle.
Ne mets pas la selle sur le mauvais cheval. Don't put the saddle on the wrong horse.
Après une bataille, les pertes en vies humaines sont généralement lourdes. After a battle casualties are usually heavy.
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