Sentence examples of "prennent feu" in French

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Les maisons japonaises sont faites en bois et prennent feu rapidement. Japanese houses are built of wood and they catch fire easily.
Les édifices en bois prennent facilement feu. Wooden buildings catch fire easily.
Le pompier a mis presque deux heures pour éteindre le feu. It took the fireman almost two hours to put out the fire.
Sois patient et persévérant. Ces choses prennent du temps. Be patient and persistent. These things take time.
Il attisa le feu. He fanned the fire into flame.
Ils seront attaqués s'ils expriment un point de vue original, donc ils ne prennent aucun risque. They'll be attacked if they carelessly express an original viewpoint, so they only report on the safe options.
Retire la poêle du feu. Take the pan off the fire.
Les anges peuvent voler parce qu'ils se prennent à la légère. Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
Les soldats disposaient d'armes d'une puissance de feu supérieure. The soldiers had more powerful weapons.
Ils ne prennent pas soin de ce chien. They don't take care of that dog.
Ma maison était en feu. My house was on fire.
Est-ce que tu savais que les hommes qui prennent régulièrement la pilule ne tombent pas enceints ? Did you know that men who regularly take the birth control pill don't get pregnant?
Les enfants chantent autour du feu de camp. The children are singing around the camp fire.
En automne, les érables prennent une couleur rougeoyante. Maples turn red in fall.
C'est fou, tous ces gens qui traversent la rue alors que le feu est rouge. It's amazing that so many people cross this street when the light is red.
Les pédants prennent plaisir à être obtus. Pedants delight in being obtuse.
Il fait froid : nous avons allumé un feu. It being cold, we made a fire.
Les gens très gros se dandinent quand ils marchent, bien que peu d'entre eux en prennent conscience. Very fat people waddle when they walk, though few of them realize it.
Tue-le avec le feu ! Kill it with fire!
C'est le matin. Les enfants prennent leur petit-déjeuner. It is morning. The children are eating breakfast.
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