Sentence examples of "couper le sifflet" in French
Le sifflet du train à vapeur nous réveilla au point du jour.
The whistle of the steam train woke us at daybreak.
N'oubliez pas de couper le gaz avant de quitter la maison.
Don't forget to turn off the gas before leaving the house.
Au son du sifflet, le bateau commença à s'éloigner du port.
A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
Elle était justement en train de couper des concombres.
She was right in the middle of cutting cucumbers.
Jane s'est fait couper les cheveux courts avant la rencontre sportive.
Jane had her hair cut short before the athletic meet.
John et Sue décidèrent enfin de couper la pomme en moitiés.
At last, John and Sue decided to cut the apple into halves.
Le couteau était si émoussé que je ne pus couper la viande avec et je dus recourir à mon couteau de poche.
The knife was so blunt that I could not cut the meat with it and I resorted to my pocket knife.
Je les soupçonne de couper la bière avec de l'eau dans ce bistro.
I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.
À la cuisine, vous êtes davantage susceptible de vous couper avec un couteau émoussé qu'avec un couteau aiguisé.
In the kitchen, you're more apt to cut yourself with a dull knife than with a sharp one.
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