Sentence examples of "en queue de cheval" in French
Je me suis servi d'un ruban pour me faire une queue de cheval.
I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.
Un garçon qui avait vendu une vache à la foire de Hereford, fut pris en embuscade par un voleur de grand chemin, qui, à un endroit approprié, exigea l'argent ; sur ce, le garçon prit ses jambes à son cou et s'enfuit mais, étant rattrapé par le voleur, qui descendit de cheval, il sortit l'argent de sa poche et l'éparpilla autour, et tandis que le voleur le ramassait, le garçon sauta sur le cheval et galopa jusqu'à chez lui.
A boy having sold a cow at the fair at Hereford, was way-laid by a highwayman, who at a convenient place demanded the money; on this the boy took to his heels and ran away but being overtaken by the highwayman, who dismounted, he pulled the money out of his pocket and strewed it about, and while the highwayman was picking it up, the boy jumped upon the horse and rode home.
La petite sirène gémit et regarda tristement sa queue de poisson.
The little mermaid sighed and looked sadly at her fish tail.
Un garçon qui avait vendu une vache à la foire de Hereford, fut pris en embuscade par un routier, qui, à un endroit approprié, exigea l'argent ; sur ce, le garçon prit ses jambes à son cou et s'enfuit mais, étant rattrapé par le routier, qui descendit de cheval, il sortit l'argent de sa poche et l'éparpilla autour, et tandis que le routier le ramassait, le garçon sauta sur le cheval et galopa jusqu'à chez lui.
A boy having sold a cow at the fair at Hereford, was way-laid by a highwayman, who at a convenient place demanded the money; on this the boy took to his heels and ran away but being overtaken by the highwayman, who dismounted, he pulled the money out of his pocket and strewed it about, and while the highwayman was picking it up, the boy jumped upon the horse and rode home.
Peux-tu faire un nœud dans une queue de cerise avec ta langue ?
Can you tie a cherry stem into a knot with your tongue?
Juste comme s’il s’agissait de ma queue, où que j’aille, il ira.
Just as if it were my tail, wherever I go, it goes too.
Une fois que le cheval s'est enfui, c'est trop tard pour fermer la porte de l'écurie.
It is too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted.
Il raconta au patron une histoire sans queue ni tête disant qu'il était malade et avait besoin de jours de congé.
He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.
Je parle espagnol à Dieu, italien aux femmes, français aux hommes et allemand à mon cheval.
I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
La lieue a comme origine la distance que peut parcourir un homme ou un cheval en une heure.
The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour.
Au cimetière, est dressée une statue d'un serpent qui se mord la queue.
In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail.
Les chiens remuent la queue et les chats fouettent la leur.
Dogs wag their tails and cats swish theirs.
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