Usage examples of "col de chemise" in French with translation to English

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Quatre ou cinq stylos dans sa poche de chemise, ça trahit bien un binoclard. Four or five pens in one's shirt pocket is a dead giveaway for a nerd.
Elle lui a acheté un appareil photo qui est trop gros pour tenir dans sa poche de chemise. She bought him a camera that was too big to fit in his shirt pocket.
Je vais changer de chemise. I'm going to change my shirt.
Il change d'avis comme de chemise. He changes his opinions one after another.
Ton bouton de chemise est en train de partir. Your shirt button is coming off.
Ma chemise n'est pas encore sèche. My shirt isn't dry yet.
Il me prit par le col. He took me by the collar.
Je ne pense pas que cette chemise aille avec cette cravate rouge. I don't think this shirt goes with that red tie.
Il n'y a qu'un col qui franchit la montagne. There is only one pass over the mountain.
Est-ce que vous voulez cette chemise ? Do you want this shirt?
Il m'agrippa par le col. He grabbed me by the collar.
La chemise est propre et sèche. The shirt is clean and dry.
Cette chemise est trop grande pour moi. That shirt is too large for me.
Sur sa chemise se trouvait une tache de sauce. On his shirt there was a sauce stain.
Cousez les boutons sur une chemise. Sew buttons onto a shirt.
Je dois repasser ma chemise. I have to iron my shirt.
Choisissez la chemise qui vous plait le mieux. Pick out the shirt that you like best.
Il a tiré ma chemise. He pulled my shirt.
Elle a acheté une chemise pour lui. She bought a shirt for him.
Voulez-vous cette chemise ? Do you want this shirt?
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