Usage examples of "piquer au vif" in French with translation to English

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Je t'en supplie, écoute ce que j'ai à te dire jusqu'au bout avant de piquer une crise sur moi. I'm begging you, before freaking out on me listen to the end of what I have to say.
Mort ou vif, je t'aimerai toujours. Alive or dead, I'll always love you.
Je ne sentais pas le moustique en train de me piquer le bras. I was not aware of a mosquito biting my arm.
David a un vif intérêt pour l'esthétique - les qualités qui rendent une peinture, une sculpture, une composition musicale ou un poème agréable à l'oeil, à l'oreille ou à l'esprit. David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
Ayant découvert la disparition de nombre de petits objets de la maison, je commence à penser que ma femme de maison a tendance à piquer. Having found a number of small items missing from my house, I'm starting to think that my housekeeper has sticky fingers.
Nous avons eu un débat très vif. We had a very vigorous debate.
Le café était tellement enfumé que mes yeux commençaient à piquer. The bar was so smoky that my eyes started to sting.
Il a l'esprit vif. He is sharp-witted.
Un moustique vient de me piquer. A mosquito just bit me.
Nous tremblions tous dans le froid vif. We were all shaking from the bitter cold.
Mon fils adore piquer des crises de nerfs au supermarché. My son loves to throw temper tantrums in the supermarket.
C'est laid, jaune vif, et ça ne va avec rien. Mais au moins tu ne te feras pas écraser dans le noir ! It's ugly, bright yellow and it doesn't go with anything. But at least you won't get run over in the dark!
Dites, je vous prie, à votre sœur le vif désir que j’ai de la revoir. Pray tell your sister that I long to see her.
J'éprouve un vif intérêt pour le Japon. I have a deep love for Japan.
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