Usage examples of "fond" in French with translation to English

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Mais nous ne savons vraiment rien ; car la vérité se trouve tout au fond. But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down.
Lavez les coings à fond. Wash the quinces thoroughly.
Le démon se saisit de ma sœur et la jeta dans un puits sans fond, avec un ricanement. The demon grabbed my sister and, with howling laughter, cast her into a bottomless pit.
J'ai trouvé une cache des recettes de ma grand-mère tassées au fond d'un tiroir. I found a cache of my grandmother's recipes stuffed away in the back of a drawer.
Tous les dimanches, je me rends en voiture au temple bouddhiste du coin. Je conduis très vite, avec la musique à fond. Every sunday, I drive to my local buddhist temple. I drive really fast, with loud music on.
Je l'ai étudié à fond. I studied it thoroughly.
Elle apprit le français à fond. She studied French as hard as possible.
Le sucre fond dans l'eau. Sugar dissolves in water.
Le sucre fond dans le café chaud. Sugar dissolves in hot coffee.
Respire à fond et ensuite relâche-toi. Take a deep breath and then relax.
Le fond de l'air va être frais. It is going to be quite cold.
J'ai les dents du fond qui baignent... My dinner just came back up to say hello.
Cette équipe se situe toujours au fond du panier. That team is always in the cellar.
Le fond de l'air est frais ce matin. The air feels somewhat cold this morning.
Tous les hommes sont bons au fond de leur coeur. All humans are good at heart.
Il semble grossier, mais au fond il est très doux. He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle.
Il était une fois une jolie petite maison au fin fond du pays. Once upon a time there, was a pretty little house way out in the country.
Je dois me donner à fond dans les études pour les examens finaux. I have to give myself up to studying for final exams.
Je l'ai aussi scanné et en ai fait un fond d'écran. I also digitized it and made a desktop image.
Il y a une mangeoire à oiseaux au fond de notre arrière-cour. There is a bird feeder in our backyard.
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