Usage examples of "passer à la vitesse supérieure" in French with translation to English

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Mon père doit passer à la télé, ce soir. My father is to appear on TV tonight.
La terre se déplace à la vitesse de 68.130 miles par heure. The earth moves at the rate of 68,130 miles an hour.
Il nous reste une heure jusqu'au départ du train ; ne veux-tu pas passer à la librairie ? We have one hour left until the train's departure, don't you want to drop by the bookstore?
Le train voyage à la vitesse de 50 miles par heure. The train is traveling at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
Je me suis fait passer à la moulinette par mes parents hier soir parce que je suis rentré à la maison deux heures en retard. I got the thrid degree last night from my parents because I got home two hours late.
Une réponse aussi précise, à la vitesse de l'éclair. Que puis-je dire ? Such an accurate, lightning-quick reply. What can I say?
Si vous venez visiter New-York, n'hésitez pas à passer à la maison. If you visit New York, you've just got to come and see our house.
Il nous reste une heure jusqu'au départ du train ; ne voulez-vous pas passer à la librairie ? We have one hour left until the train's departure, don't you want to drop by the bookstore?
Le voyage supralumineux, c'est-à-dire à une vitesse supérieure à celle de la lumière, ne fut découvert que des siècles plus tard. Faster-than-light, aka superluminal, space travel was not discovered until centuries later.
Je vous présente mes excuses pour passer à une heure si tardive. I apologize for coming by at such a late hour.
Le nouvel avion vole à deux fois la vitesse du son. The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Le train prit de la vitesse. The train gathered speed.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
Il y a plusieurs façons de mesurer la vitesse. There are several ways to measure speed.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
La vitesse crée de la perte. Haste makes waste.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
Certains oiseaux peuvent dépasser la vitesse du son. Some birds can break the sound barrier.
Tom ne croit pas à la vie après la mort. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
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