Usage examples of "se mettre au pas" in French with translation to English

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J'ai besoin de trouver un boulot au pas de course pour payer mes factures. I need to find a better job on the double to pay my bills.
Elle se calma avant de se mettre à parler. She calmed herself before beginning to speak.
Es-tu prêt à le mettre au port ? Are you ready to put it in?
CK devrait vraiment se mettre à Sony ! CK should definitely go Sony!
Allons, Jacques, c'est Noël. Tu dois te mettre au diapason des choses. Come on Jack, it's Christmas. You've got to get into the spirit of things.
Ne laisse personne se mettre dans mon chemin. Let no one interfere with me.
Laisse-moi te mettre au fait. Let me bring you up to speed.
Il a tendance à se mettre en colère. He is inclined to get mad.
Je venais de me mettre au lit quand le téléphone commença à sonner. I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring.
Il a tendance à se mettre en colère quand les gens s'opposent à lui. He tends to get angry when people oppose him.
Le médecin m'a recommandé de me mettre au régime. The doctor instructed me to go on a diet.
Les Indiens étaient prêts à se mettre sur le sentier de la guerre à la moindre provocation. The band of Indians were ready to go on the warpath at the slightest provocation.
Laisse-moi te mettre au courant. Let me bring you up to speed.
Il vient de se mettre à neiger. It began snowing just now.
Je pense qu'il est temps que je réfléchisse à me mettre au régime. I think it's time for me to consider going on a diet.
Il ne faut pas se mettre en colère contre les choses : cela ne leur fait absolument rien. We must not get angry at things: they don't care at all.
Pour une raison ou une autre je n'arrive pas à me mettre au travail. For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
Les gens peuvent facilement se mettre à aimer mais pas si facilement arrêter d'aimer. People can easily start loving, but not so easily stop.
Si tu te trouves piégé par un ours dans la forêt, ta meilleure option est de te mettre au sol et de faire le mort. If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
Ce n'est pas son genre de se mettre en colère à ce point. It's unlike him to get so angry.
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