Usage examples of "veillée aux bougies" in French with translation to English

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Ma mère a mis 13 bougies sur mon gâteau d'anniversaire. My mother put thirteen candles on my birthday cake.
Il tourna le dos aux vieilles traditions. He turned his back on the old traditions.
La fête organisée par Trang était à peu près aussi excitante qu'une veillée funèbre. Trang's party was as fun as a funeral wake.
Voudrais-tu éteindre les bougies ? Would you put out the candles?
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Voudriez-vous éteindre les bougies ? Would you put out the candles?
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés. A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Tu devrais vraiment changer tes bougies d'allumage. You really ought to change your spark plugs.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Souffle toutes les bougies du gâteau d'anniversaire d'un coup. Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once.
Nous ferions mieux d'en faire part aux autres. We better tell the others.
Il a soufflé les bougies du gâteau. He blew out the candles on the cake.
Elle le regarda, le sourire aux lèvres. She looked at him with a smile on her face.
Moi, j'aime bien la lumière des bougies. I like candlelight.
Même en portant un complet Armani et en conduisant une Jaguar, à la fin on est pareils aux fourmis. On bouge, on bouge et on meurt sans raison. Even if we wear an Armani suite or drive a Jaguar, in the end we're the same as ants. We move and move pointlessly and then we die.
L'électricité a rendu les bougies peu utiles dans nos vies. Electricity made candles of little use in our life.
J'ai ri aux éclats en le voyant. I burst out laughing when I saw him.
Mets quelques bougies sur le gâteau d'anniversaire, s'il te plait. Please put some candles on the birthday cake.
Nombreux sont convaincus qu'il est imperméable aux conseils. Many are convinced that he is resistant to advice.
Mettez quelques bougies sur le gâteau d'anniversaire, s'il vous plait. Please put some candles on the birthday cake.
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