Usage examples of "dentelle de pierre" in French with translation to English

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Salut ! Tu es l'ami de Pierre, n'est-ce pas ? Hi! You are Peter's friend, aren't you?
Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre. Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone.
Il a un cœur de pierre. He has a heart of stone.
Les hommes préhistoriques étaient habiles à la taille de pierre. Prehistoric men were skilled in knapping.
L'adresse que vous cherchez est à un jet de pierre de l'hôtel de ville. The address you are looking for is within a stone's throw of the city hall.
Je construis des maisons de pierre. I build houses out of stone.
Qui pourrait attendrir ce cœur de pierre que tu as ? Who could melt that stone heart of yours?
La maison de campagne de Pierre est très grande. Peter's cottage is very big.
Sa maison est à un jet de pierre de son école. His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
Même les coeurs de pierre peuvent être émus à en pleurer. Even the hard-hearted can be moved to tears.
J'ai érigé une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
Une lourde dalle de pierre fut descendue sur la tombe. A heavy stone slab was lowered over the grave.
Ce pont est de pierre. That bridge is made of stone.
Le cottage de Pierre est très grand. Peter's cottage is very big.
Une maison en bois brûle plus facilement qu'une maison de pierre. A house built of wood is more easily burnt than a house of stone.
J'ai construit une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
L’Irlande est réputée pour sa dentelle. Ireland is famous for lace.
Pierre distribuait les cartes à tous les joueurs. Pierre dealt cards to all the players.
Le bébé fut nommé Pierre, d'après son grand-père. The baby was named Peter after his grandfather.
Madame Smith, j'aimerais vous présenter un de mes amis, Pierre Dubois. Mrs. Smith, I'd like to introduce a friend of mine, Pierre Dubois.
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