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

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Elle épluche des pommes de terre. She is peeling the potatoes.
Tom est presque tombé dans les pommes. Tom almost fainted.
J'aimerais quelques pommes de terre. I want some potatoes.
As-tu acheté des pommes de terre ? Did you buy some potatoes?
Manger des pommes de terre provoque des flatulences. Potatoes give me wind.
Achète quatre grosses pommes de terre pour moi. Buy four big potatoes for me.
Les oignons cuisent plus vite que les pommes de terre. Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
Notre sœur a acheté quelques aubergines, des pommes de terre, des courgettes et du chou chinois au marché. Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.
C'est dommage qu'on ne puisse pas acheter des miracles comme on achète des pommes de terre. It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.
Elle est presque tombée dans les pommes. She almost passed out.
J’ai failli tomber dans les pommes. I almost passed out.
Elle est tombée dans les pommes en voyant l'accident. She blacked out on seeing the scene of the accident.
Rien ne vaut un bon hamburger avec des pommes frites. Nothing beats a good burger with fries.
Les pommes de terres ont été cuites dans la cuisine par les filles. Potatoes were being cooked in the kitchen by the girls.
La tartiflette est un plat délicieux à base de pommes de terre et de reblochon. Tartiflette is a delicious potatoe and reblochon cheese based dish.
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