Usage examples of "dormir à poings fermés" in French with translation to English

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Le bébé semblait dormir à poings fermés. The baby seemed to be fast asleep.
Ma fille dort à poings fermés. My daughter is fast asleep.
Le bébé dort à poings fermés. The baby is fast asleep.
Lorsque nous arrivâmes chez nous hier au soir, les autres étaient déjà au lit et dormaient à poings fermés. When we got home last night, the others were already in bed and fast asleep.
J'ai trouvé le garçon dormant à poings fermés. I found the boy sound asleep.
Pharamp souhaite la bonne nuit à Trang, même si elle sait qu'elle n'est pas en train de dormir à cette heure-là. Pharamp wishes Trang good night even though she knows that she is not in bed at this hour.
Nous ne pouvons pas dormir à cause du bruit. We can't sleep because of the noise.
Je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la chaleur. I couldn't sleep because of the heat.
Je n'ai pas pu dormir à cause du bruit. I could not sleep because of the noise.
Tu ne peux pas payer quelqu'un pour dormir à ta place. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Nous devons dormir à l'extérieur, aujourd'hui. We must sleep outside today.
Le chat aime dormir à côté de moi. The cat likes to sleep beside me.
Il ne pouvait pas dormir à cause de la chaleur. He could not sleep because of the heat.
« Vais-je mourir ? » « Non, tu vas dormir. » "Am I going to die?" "No, you are going to sleep."
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés. A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Il est pieds et poings liés. He's bound hand and foot.
Merci d'éteindre la lumière que je puisse dormir. Please turn out the light so that I can sleep.
Peux-tu marcher les yeux fermés. Can you walk with your eyes closed?
Elle l'a attaqué à coups de poings. She attacked him with her fists.
Je veux dormir. I want to sleep.
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