Usage examples of "course de demi-fond" in French with translation to English

Cette course de vingt kilomètres m'a vraiment lessivé. That twenty-kilometer run really wiped me out.

Il a eu le premier prix dans une course de 100m. He got the first prize in a 100m race.

Une course de vélo s'est tenue à Nagoya l'année dernière. A bicycle race was held in Nagoya last year.

Il observa la course de chevaux à l'aide de ses jumelles. He watched the horse race with his binoculars.

Tom se vante de n'avoir jamais été battu dans une course de chevaux. Tom boasts of never having been defeated in a horse race.

Une nouvelle équipe fut formée afin de prendre part à la course de bateau. A new team was formed in order to take part in the boat race.

Le monde moderne est une foule de voitures de course très rapides toutes arrêtées et prises dans un embouteillage. The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic.

La glace fond. The ice is melting.

J'ai une réservation pour six heures et demi. I have a reservation for six-thirty.

C'est chouette de regarder la course. It's fun to watch the race.

Il reste un peu de vin au fond du verre. There is a little wine left in the bottom of the glass.

En Angleterre, le serveur nous demanda : "-Combien de bière désirez-vous, une demi pinte ou bien une pinte ?". N'ayant aucune idée de ce que ça pouvait représenter, nous lui demandâmes de nous montrer les verres. In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses.

Cent cinquante personnes ont rejoint la course du marathon. One hundred and fifty people entered the marathon race.

Les femmes croient au fond de leur coeur que les hommes sont faits pour gagner de l'argent afin qu'elles puissent le dépenser, si c'est possible, pendant que leur mari est vivant, ou au moins après sa mort. Women in their hearts think that men are intended to earn money so that they may spend it, if possible during their husband’s lifetime, but at any rate after his death.

Thomas obtenait une fois et demi son salaire lorsqu'il travaillait au-delà de son heure de départ habituelle. Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.

Qu'est-ce que vous préférez le plus, le cyclisme ou la course à pied ? Which do you like better, cycling or jogging?

J'aimerais aller dans une cabane au fond des bois pour profiter de la solitude. I like to go to a cabin in the woods to enjoy solitude.

Combien pour un demi kilo ? How much for half a kilo?

La course s'est jouée à la photo-finish. The race was a photo finish.

À vrai dire, je n'aime pas la musique classique. D'un autre côté, Molly est vraiment à fond dedans. To tell the truth, I don't like classical music. On the other hand, Molly is really into it.

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