Sentence examples of "terre" in French with translation "ground"

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Le métro circule sous terre. Subways run under the ground.
On a senti la terre trembler. We felt the ground trembling.
Glorifie la mer mais reste sur terre. Glorify the ocean, but stay on the ground.
Tout le sucre est tombé par terre. All of the sugar has fallen to the ground.
L'une des pommes tomba par terre. One of the apples fell to the ground.
Il n'a pas les pieds sur terre. He doesn't have his feet on the ground.
Les pirates ont enfoui leur trésor sous terre. The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.
À Singapour, c'est un crime de cracher par terre. In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
Le policier mit le voleur à terre et lui passa les menottes. The policeman wrestled the thief to the ground and put handcuffs on him.
En mars, la terre est encore trop froide pour planter dans le jardin. In March, the ground is still too cold to plant anything in the garden.
Le doigt de Sophie saignait si fort, que le sang coulait à terre. Sophie's finger was bleeding so badly, that blood was dripping on the ground.
Les heures perdues sur terre annulent l'avantage de la vitesse dans l'air. Hours lost on the ground cancel out the advantage of speed in the air.
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