Usage examples of "vendre cher sa peau" in French with translation to English

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Le soleil a bronzé sa peau. The sun has bronzed her skin.
Sa peau est douce. Her skin is smooth.
Sa peau est plus blanche que la neige. Her skin is whiter than snow.
Sa peau est aussi blanche que la neige. Her skin is as white as snow.
Elle est née dans une génération juste après l'esclavage ; à une époque où il n'y avait ni voitures sur la routes ni avions dans le ciel ; à une époque où quelqu'un comme elle ne pouvait pas voter pour deux raisons — parce qu'elle était une femme et à cause de la couleur de sa peau. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
On peut facilement juger de la maturité d'une banane d'après la couleur de sa peau. You can easily judge the ripeness of a banana by the color of its peel.
On peut facilement juger de la maturité d'une banane sur la couleur de sa peau. You can easily judge the ripeness of a banana by the color of its peel.
Je n'aimerais pas être dans sa peau I wouldn't like to be in his shoes
Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
Le voyage coûta fort cher. The trip was very expensive.
L'hamamélis de Virginie resserre les pores sans dessécher la peau. Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
Elle n'a pas voulu vendre l'ouvrage. She didn't want to sell the book.
C'est très cher ! That is very expensive!
La beauté n'a que l'épaisseur de la peau. Beauty is only skin deep.
Nous avions des avions mais nous avons dû les vendre. We used to have airplanes, but we had to sell them.
Un piano est cher. A piano is expensive.
Il a glissé sur une peau de banane. He slipped on a banana peel.
Elle ne voulut pas vendre le livre. She didn't want to sell the book.
J'ai économisé les frais du voyage en logeant dans un hôtel qui n'était pas très cher. I saved on travelling expenses by staying at a cheap hotel.
"Le sorcier se déguise en bête, il met une peau sur sa tête et il se promène dans le bourg. C'est mon papa qui me l'a dit." "The sorcerer disguises himself as a beast, he wears a hide over his head and walks around town. It's my daddy who told me that."
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