Usage examples of "cousait" in French with translation to English

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Translations: all19 sew19
Il était assis à lire près du feu, avec sa femme qui cousait. He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.
Elle sait très bien coudre. She can sew very well.
As-tu une aiguille à coudre ? Do you have a sewing needle?
Coudre, c'est du travail manuel. Sewing is manual work.
Avez-vous une aiguille à coudre ? Do you have a sewing needle?
Ma mère était occupée à coudre. Mother busied herself with sewing.
Cousez les boutons sur une chemise. Sew buttons onto a shirt.
J'achetai une nouvelle machine à coudre. I bought a new sewing machine.
As-tu cousu ceci à la main ? Did you sew this by hand?
Tu l'as cousu à la main ? Did you sew this by hand?
J'ai acheté une nouvelle machine à coudre. I bought a new sewing machine.
Elle cessa de coudre et but du thé. She stopped sewing and had some tea.
Elle m'a demandé si je savais coudre. She asked me if I could sew.
2. Cousez ensemble l'épaule au corps du vêtement. 2. Sew together the shoulder of the garment body.
Pendant que tu me fais la lecture, je peux coudre. While you are reading to me, I can do my sewing.
J'ai cousu cette robe avec du fil de soie. I sewed the dress with silk thread.
Elle s'est couchée tard pour finir de coudre ta robe. She stayed up late to finish sewing your dress.
Il n'y a pas assez de lumière dans cette pièce pour coudre. There's not enough light in this room for sewing.
Il était assis avec sa femme près du feu, lui lisant, elle cousant. He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.
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