Usage examples of "plafonds" in French with translation to English

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Les étrangers ont tendance à trouver les plafonds japonnais plutôt bas. In Japan the ceilings are quite low for foreigners.
La lampe pend du plafond. The lamp is hanging from the ceiling.
Il peignit le plafond en bleu. He painted the ceiling blue.
Je vis une mouche au plafond. I saw a fly on the ceiling.
Il accrocha une lampe au plafond. He hung a lamp from the ceiling.
Il a peint le plafond en bleu. He painted the ceiling blue.
Une mouche peut marcher sur le plafond. A fly can walk on the ceiling.
Il a une libellule posée au plafond. There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
Il est assez grand pour toucher le plafond. He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.
Il n'était pas assez grand pour toucher le plafond. He wasn't tall enough to get at the ceiling.
Si tu n'as rien à faire, regarde le plafond de ta chambre. If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.
Chaque mur de son appartement est couvert de livres du sol au plafond. Every wall of his apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with books.
Tu ferais tout aussi bien de lire un roman plutôt que de contempler le plafond. You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.
Vous feriez tout aussi bien de lire un roman plutôt que de contempler le plafond. You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.
Elle a excédé tous les plafonds de ses cartes de crédit. She's maxed out all her credit cards.
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