Usage examples of "tissu à grands carreaux" in French with translation to English

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Noël arrive à grands pas. Christmas is fast approaching.
Le printemps approche à grands pas. Spring is coming soon.
Les petits secrets font les grands mensonges. Small secrets make big lies.
Après qu'on nettoie les carreaux, il semble toujours y avoir des traces de saleté visibles. After cleaning the windows, there always seems to be a visible trace of dirt.
De quel tissu est faite cette veste ? What stuff is this jacket made of?
Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.
Vue du ciel, Los Angeles ressemble à un tapis à carreaux. From a bird's-eye view, Los Angeles looks like a chequered carpet.
Ce tissu s'étire facilement. This material stretches easily.
Tous les membres de sa famille sont grands. His family are all tall.
Pourquoi as-tu déchiré le tissu, plutôt que de le découper avec des ciseaux ? Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors?
Les grands esprits pensent de la même manière. Great minds think alike.
Ce tissu se tache facilement. This fabric stains easily.
Je ne peux résister à l'attrait des grands profits. I could not resist the lure of great profits.
Pourquoi est-il si difficile d'établir que la cellule nerveuse constitue l'unité de base du tissu nerveux ? Why is it so difficult to establish that the nervous cell is the basic unit for the nervous tissue?
Il n’y a rien, après tout, de comparable à la danse; je la regarde comme un des plus grands raffinements de la civilisation. There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society.
Ce tissu est imperméable à l'eau. This fabric is impermeable to water.
Pourquoi tes yeux sont-ils si grands ? Why are your eyes so big?
Je veux faire l'acquisition de ce tissu pour une nouvelle robe. Combien coûte-t-il ? I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?
Les grands artistes n'ont pas de patrie. Great artists have no country.
Ce tissu absorbe bien l'eau. This cloth absorbs water well.
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