Usage examples of "mouvement de la mâchoire" in French with translation to English

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Il reçut un terrible coup de poing de son adversaire à la mâchoire. He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.
Le mouvement de résistance est entré dans la clandestinité. The resistance movement has gone underground.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Ces ombres apparurent en quelque sorte comme un dinosaure géant, au long cou et à la mâchoire très grosse, sans dents. Those shadows appeared in a way like giant dinosaurs, with a long neck and a very big jaw without teeth.
On dit que c'est une meneuse au sein du mouvement de libération des femmes. She is said to be a leader in the women's liberation movement.
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières. I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
Il eut la mâchoire cassée et il perdit quelques dents. He got a broken jaw and lost some teeth.
Elle rejeta l'idée d'un mouvement de main dédaigneux. She pooh-poohed the idea with a disdainful wave of her hand.
L'étude de la philosophie relève des humanités. The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.
Y a-t-il des marchés ou des supermarchés près d'ici ? Est-ce pratique pour acheter les objets de la vie quotidienne ? Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
Il y avait de belles fleurs au bureau de la réception. There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
Votre dissertation anglaise est au-dessus de la moyenne. Your English composition is above the average.
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.
Tom s'est arrêté en urgence sur le côté de la route. Tom made an emergency stop on the road.
Elle lui donna de la nourriture. She gave him some food.
Un poids-lourd se tenait au milieu de la chaussée. A truck was standing in the middle of the road.
Que penses-tu de la nouvelle institutrice ? What do you think of the new teacher?
Pourquoi vous êtes-vous absentés de la classe hier ? Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?
À qui est la maison en face de la vôtre ? Whose house is across from yours?
Le germe de la révolution est la répression. The seed of revolution is repression.
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