Usage examples of "le long de" in French with translation to English

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Allez tout le long de cette rue. Go straight on down this street.
Un garçon marche le long de la rue. A boy is walking across the street.
Une larme coula le long de sa joue. A tear ran down her cheek.
Le chemin zigzaguait le long de la pente raide. The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Les larmes ont coulé le long de mes joues. Tears rolled down my cheeks.
Des larmes de joie coulèrent le long de ses joues. Such was her joy that she shed tears.
Le chemin faisait des zigzags le long de la pente raide. The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Elle sentit quelque chose lui grimper le long de la jambe. She felt something crawl up her leg.
Je sentis quelque chose qui rampait le long de mon bras. I felt something crawling up my arm.
Le détective fila le suspect le long de quatre pâtés de maisons. The detective shadowed the suspect for four blocks.
Elle a senti quelque chose lui grimper le long de la jambe. She felt something crawl up her leg.
L'horrible scène provoqua des frissons le long de sa colonne vertébrale. The terrible scene sent shivers down his spine.
Descendez le long de cette route jusqu'au feu rouge, puis tournez à gauche. Go down this road as far as the traffic light, and turn left.
Je n'ai guère pu t'ôter de mes pensées tout le long de mon voyage. All during my trip I could not keep you out of my mind.
Les portes automatiques peuvent être commandées de manière plus intelligente que jusqu'à présent. Un nouveau système de contrôle a été développé qui n'ouvre la porte que lorsqu'une personne s'avance directement vers elle. Si la personne se tient simplement devant la porte ou passe le long de la porte, alors elle reste fermée. Automatic doors can be controlled more intelligently than is now the case. A newly developed control system opens the door only when someone is actually approaching. The door will remain closed if someone is merely standing in front of it or walking past.
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