Usage examples of "gilet pare-balles" in French with translation to English

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Je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur le gilet de mon costume trois-pièces. I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.
Je donnai dix balles de pourboire au taxi pour m'avoir emmené à l'heure à l'aéroport. I tipped the cabbie ten bucks for getting me to the airport on time.
Les balles sont rondes. Balls are round.
Il m'a arnaqué de cinquante balles. He stiffed me for fifty bucks.
Ce type est fort pour lancer des balles à trajectoire incurvée. This guy's great at pitching curve balls.
C'est une excuse à deux balles. That's a cheap cop-out.
Les Mayas fabriquaient leurs balles avec du caoutchouc. The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.
Les grêlons étaient gros comme des balles de tennis. The hailstones were as big as tennis balls.
On m'a dit qu'on pouvait tuer les loups-garous avec des balles d'argent. I've heard that you can kill werewolves by shooting them with silver bullets.
Le verre à l'épreuve des balles garantit la sécurité, mais il n'est pas beaucoup diffusé en raison de son prix élevé. Bullet-proof glass ensures safety but isn't widely available due to its high cost.
Les pistolets d'or ne protègent pas des balles. Golden guns don't protect you from bullets.
Les balles volaient partout dans l'air. The air was full of flying bullets.
La batte de baseball a été volée hier, tout comme les balles. The bat was stolen yesterday, along with the balls.
C'est une arme sans balles. It’s a weapon without bullets.
J'ai entendu que l'on peut tuer les loups-garous en leur tirant dessus avec des balles en argent. I've heard that you can kill werewolves by shooting them with silver bullets.
La police vous fera trouver les balles. The police will get you to find the bullets.
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