Sentence examples of "en plein jour" in French
Un passant innocent fut abattu en plein jour.
An innocent passer-by was shot dead in broad daylight.
Un groupe de trois individus a dévalisé la banque en plein jour.
A gang of three robbed the bank in broad daylight.
Cet article de magazine exposa en plein jour ses actes démoniaques.
That magazine article exposed his devilish acts to the full light of day.
Aujourd'hui, les voleurs ont attaqué une autre banque en plein jour.
The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.
Incroyable, l'un des étudiants s'est levé et a montré ses fesses au doyen en plein milieu de son discours.
Incredibly, one of the students stood up and mooned the dean right in the middle of his speech.
Cela fait peine à voir que des gens meurent de faim même en plein milieu de l'abondance.
It is a pity that some people starve to death even in the midst of plenty.
Tu crois être éveillé mais tu pourrais en fait être en plein rêve.
You think you're awake, but you may, in fact, be dreaming.
De fait, il vient juste d'attraper cet oiseau en plein vol, avec les dents.
As a matter of fact, he did just catch that bird in midair with his teeth.
Le goût de la princesse pour les plaisirs était en plein essor ; et l'on ne songeait qu'à leur donner de nouveaux assaisonnements qui pussent les rendre plus piquants.
The princess's taste for pleasures was expanding; and we thought only about how to sprinkle on them new seasonings, so as to give them more spice.
La chaleur du soleil tombe en plein sur le champ de blé vert.
The warm sunlight is full upon the green wheat field.
Notre voiture est tombée en panne en plein milieu de la rue.
Our car broke down in the middle of the street.
Les prétendues frictions commerciales pourraient être évitées un jour.
So-called trade friction could be avoided some day.
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