Usage examples of "par devant" in French with translation to English

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Tom affirmait, à en juger par le verbe devant lui, que la phrase était au passé tandis que Mary voyant le participe sous ses yeux, jurait que c'était un présent. Tom was asserting, judging by the verb in front of him, that the sentence was past tense, while Mary, seeing the gerundive under her eyes, was swearing it was a present.
Par souci de sécurité, nous allons accrocher un communiqué devant la machine. We will set up a notice in front of the machine for safety's sake.
Il est resté la bouche bée quelques instants devant le tableau, surpris par le réalisme de celui-ci. He stood agape for a moment in front of the painting, surprised at its realism.
On sonna donc du cor. Dès que le peuple l'entendit, il poussa un formidable cri, et le rempart s'écroula sur place. Aussitôt, les Israélites s'élancèrent à l'assaut de la ville, chacun droit devant soi, et ils s'en emparèrent. Ils exterminèrent par l'épée pour les vouer à l'Éternel hommes et femmes, enfants et vieillards, taureaux, moutons et ânes: tout ce qui vivait dans la ville. When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
Le peuple poussa des cris, et les sacrificateurs sonnèrent des trompettes. Lorsque le peuple entendit le son de la trompette, il poussa de grands cris, et la muraille s'écroula; le peuple monta dans la ville, chacun devant soi. Ils s'emparèrent de la ville, et ils dévouèrent par interdit, au fil de l'épée, tout ce qui était dans la ville, hommes et femmes, enfants et vieillards, jusqu'aux boeufs, aux brebis et aux ânes. When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
Ils communiquent par gestes. They communicate with each other by gesture.
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!
Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades. He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
Et même en dehors de ces pays, l'anglais est probablement la langue la plus utilisée pour les communications internationales, devant toutes les autres. And even outside these nations, English is perhaps more widely used as a medium of international communication than any other language.
Nos vies sont déterminées par notre environnement. Our lives are determined by our environment.
Personne ne courait devant lui. No one ran ahead of him.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
La vie s'étend devant vous. Life lies in front of you.
Je paierai par chèque. I'll pay by cheque.
Il le fit devant le personnel. He did it in front of the staff.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Une belle femme était assise une rangée devant moi. A beautiful woman was seated one row in front of me.
Elle m'attrapa par le bras et me retint d'aller chez moi. She caught me by the arm and stopped me from going home.
Elle éclaira de sa lampe le sol devant nous. She shone her torch on the floor in front of us.
Sa conduite lui fut dictée par l'esprit de groupe. He was actuated by community spirit.
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