Sentence examples of "du" in French with translation "by"

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Il lui fait du chantage. She is being blackmailed by him.
Il ne viendra pas du tout. He will by no means come.
Au fait, jouez-vous du violon ? By the way, do you play the violin?
Elle s'accroupit près du portail. She crouched down by the gate.
Elle se réchauffait près du feu. She warmed herself by the fire.
Il exerce sur elle du chantage. She is being blackmailed by him.
Il a avalé du détergent par erreur. He swallowed detergent by mistake.
Elle joue du piano à l'oreille. She plays the piano by ear.
BitTorrent a été attaqué par du terroriciel. BitTorrent has been hit by scareware.
Je vis selon la voie du samouraï. I live by the way of the samurai.
Il a pris du poison par erreur. He took poison by mistake.
Il se suicida en prenant du poison. He committed suicide by taking poison.
Il joue du piano à l'oreille. He played piano by ear.
Elle se suicida en prenant du poison. She committed suicide by taking poison.
C'est une bonne phrase, du reste. It's a good sentence, by the way.
Il lui conseilla de perdre du poids. She was advised by him to lose weight.
Elle s'est accroupi près du portail. She crouched down by the gate.
Elle s'est suicidée avec du poison. She killed herself by taking poison.
Il n'est pas du tout brillant. He is by no means bright.
Il gagne sa vie en jouant du piano. He earns his living by playing the piano.
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