Sentence examples of "dresser" in French

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De qui était l'idée de dresser la tente ici ? Whose idea was it to pitch the tent here?

J'ai dressé l'oreille. I pricked up my ears.

Les garçons peuvent être dressés à bien se comporter. Boys can be trained to behave.

Le nageur dressa la tête et chercha après l'air. The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.

Au son de ma voix, mon chien dressait l'oreille. At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.

J'ai dressé mon chien à m'apporter le journal le matin. I trained my dog to bring me the newspaper in the morning.

Vous devriez vous dresser et parler. You should stand up to speak.

Tu devrais te dresser et parler. You should stand up to speak.

Ma mère m'a demandé de dresser la table. My mother asked me to set the table.

Ma jambe est ankylosée, alors je ne pense pas que je puisse me dresser tout de suite. My leg's gone to sleep, so I don't think I can stand up right away.

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