Usage examples of "grande vitesse" in French with translation to English

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Le train à grande vitesse passa en rugissant. The bullet train came roaring past.
Pourquoi ta bouche est-elle si grande ? Why is your mouth so big?
Le nouvel avion vole à deux fois la vitesse du son. The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.
Jane n'est pas aussi grande que Mary. Jane is not so tall as Mary.
Ils ont utilisé un appareil photo à haute vitesse. They used a high-speed camera.
Jamais n'ai-je vu baleine aussi grande. I've never seen a whale that big.
Nous pouvons voyager à travers le temps. Et nous le faisons à une vitesse remarquable d'une seconde par seconde. We can travel through time. And we do at the remarkable rate of one second per second.
Le Brésil nous apporte une grande partie de notre café. Brazil supplies us with much of our coffee.
Il conduisait la voiture à pleine vitesse. He was driving the car at full speed.
Si j'avais davantage d'argent, je pourrais déménager pour une maison plus grande. If I had more money, I could move to a bigger house.
Le train prit de la vitesse. The train gathered speed.
Cette place est grande, n'est-ce pas ? This place is large, isn't it?
Il y a plusieurs façons de mesurer la vitesse. There are several ways to measure speed.
On suppose que la victime a absorbé par erreur une grande quantité de poison. The victim is thought to have taken a large quantity of poison by mistake.
Il courut vers la porte à toute vitesse. He headed for the door at full speed.
Ma grande sœur nage très vite. My sister can swim very fast.
Ma sœur s'est habillée en vitesse pour la soirée. My sister dressed herself for the party in a hurry.
La colonnade de la basilique saint-Pierre est vraiment grande et magnifique. The colonnade of the basilica of Saint Peter is truly grand and beautiful.
Je conduis toujours à une vitesse modérée. I always drive at a moderate speed.
Cette boîte doit être assez grande pour tous ces livres. This box must be large enough for all these books.
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