Sentence examples of "clou de l'exposition" in French

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George était le clou de la soirée. George was the high sport of the evening.
Pour celui qui n'a qu'un marteau dans sa trousse à outils, tout problème ressemble à un clou. To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail.
Nous avons trouvé un clou enfoncé dans le pneu. We found a nail stuck in the tire.
Le clou déchira sa veste. The nail tore his jacket.
J'te l'dis, sa vieille guimbarde ne vaut pas un clou. I'm telling you, his old car won't fetch a red cent.
Un clou a perforé le pneu de la voiture. A nail penetrated the car tire.
Cette machine ne vaut pas un clou. This machine is worthless.
Un clou chasse l'autre. One nail drives out another.
Un clou a percé le pneu. A nail punctured the tire.
John est maigre comme un clou. John is as lean as a wolf.
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