Usage examples of "short à la taille coulissée" in French with translation to English

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Vous pouvez ajuster ce bureau à la taille de n'importe quel enfant. You can adjust this desk to the height of any child.
Les hommes préhistoriques étaient habiles à la taille de pierre. Prehistoric men were skilled in knapping.
Ce pantalon est un peu trop serré à la taille. Those pants are a little too tight in the waist.
Veuillez inscrire la taille, la couleur et le style sur le bon de commande. Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Les roues arrière de ce tracteur ont des roulements à bille de la taille de mon poing. The back wheels on that tractor have ball bearings the size of my fist.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
Ce n'est pas la taille qui compte. Size does not matter.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
À en juger d'après la taille de cette empreinte de pas, je dirais que l'auteur du crime fait environ un mètre quatre-vingts. Judging by the size of this footprint, I'd say the perp is about six feet tall.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
C'est de la taille d'une petite voiture. It's the size of a small car.
Tom ne croit pas à la vie après la mort. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
C'est à peu près de la taille d'un oeuf. It is about the size of an egg.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Ta caméra n'a que la moitié de la taille de la mienne. Your camera is only half the size of mine.
Ne touche pas à la peinture fraîche. Don't touch the wet paint.
Elle doit reprendre un peu la taille de son pantalon. She has to take in the waist of her pants a bit.
Il parle avec une pipe à la bouche. He spoke with a pipe in his mouth.
C'est impressionnant la taille de sa tête. It's astonishing, the size of his head.
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