Usage examples of "serrer la vis" in French with translation to English

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C'est là que je la vis. It was here that I saw her.

Les petites affaires (entreprises) devront se serrer la ceinture pour survivre. Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.

Lorsque je la vis récemment, elle avait l'air très heureuse. When I saw her recently, she looked very happy.

Je la vis de nouveau. I saw her again.

Je vis selon la voie du samouraï. I live by the way of the samurai.

Je les vis ensemble à plusieurs occasions. I saw the two together on several occasions.

Mais maintenant je vis à Tokyo. But now I live in Tokyo.

Je vis un garçon traverser la rue. I saw a boy crossing the street.

Je vis un étranger pénétrer dans cette maison. I saw a stranger enter that house.

Ne vis pas au-dessus de tes moyens. Do not live above your income.

Peut-être est-ce que je vis seul mais, au moins, je n'ai pas à répondre à qui que ce soit. I may live alone but at least I don't have to answer to anyone.

Je le vis de mes propres yeux. I saw it with my own eyes.

Je vis avec un porc-épic. I live with a porcupine.

Je vis ma mère cacher le gâteau. I saw my mother hide the cake.

Je vis une petite maison au loin. I saw a cottage in the distance.

Soudainement, je vis deux silhouettes : l'une d'un petit homme qui marchait d'un bon pas lourd en direction de l'est et l'autre d'une fille de peut-être huit ou dix ans qui courait à perdre haleine au long d'une rue de traverse. All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street.

Sais-tu où je vis ? Do you know where I live?

Je vis au Japon. I live in Japan.

En arrivant à l'aéroport, je vis l'avion décoller. Arriving at the airport, I saw the plane taking off.

Je vis un cheval galoper dans ma direction. I saw a horse galloping toward me.

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