Usage examples of "maison collée aux maisons voisines" in French with translation to English

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L'architecte adapta la maison aux besoins des personnes âgées. The architect adapted the house to the needs of old people.
Ma maison se trouve aux abords de la ville. My house is on the skirts of the town.
On demande usuellement aux visiteurs de retirer leurs chaussures avant de rentrer dans une maison japonaise. Visitors are usually asked to remove their shoes before they enter a Japanese house.
Il est très difficile de débarrasser notre maison des cafards. It is very hard to get rid of cockroaches from our house.
Des drapeaux ont été hissés au bord des toits des maisons. Flags had been hoisted on the eaves of houses.
Il tourna le dos aux vieilles traditions. He turned his back on the old traditions.
Il écouta l'oreille collée à la porte. He listened with his ear to the door.
L'Angleterre et l'Écosse sont voisines. England and Scotland are neighbours.
J'ai visité la maison de ma grand-mère. I visited my grandmother's house.
Dix maisons ont été incendiées. Ten houses were burned down.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
La pomme pourrie fait du tort à ses voisines. The rotten apple injures its neighbors.
Je mange dans la maison. I eat in the house.
Les maisons japonaises sont faites en bois et prennent feu rapidement. Japanese houses are built of wood and they catch fire easily.
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés. A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Ton école est-elle loin de ta maison? Is your school far away from your house?
Elle ignore qui construisit ces maisons. She doesn't know who built those houses.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Ce serait super d'avoir un jardin Zen devant la maison ! It would be fantastic to have a zen garden in front of the house!
Les vieilles maisons furent détruites pour faire place à un supermarché. The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.
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