Usage examples of "accoudoir court fixe" in French with translation to English

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Faisons court. Let's make it brief.
Nous n'avons plus de ligne fixe. We don't have a landline any more.
Pour faire court, il a marié son premier amour. To make a long story short, he married his first love.
Les magazines permettent aux éditeurs de rédiger ce qu'ils veulent et de décider comment le mettre en page par la suite, mais ce magazine donne la priorité à la mise en page et il fixe donc une limite prédéterminée au nombre de mots qu'il contient. Magazines let writers write what they want and decide how to lay it out afterward, but that magazine prioritizes its design, so it sets a predetermined limit on how many words are in it.
Tom court très vite. Tom runs very fast.
J'ai appelé le téléphone fixe de mon oncle hier. I called at my uncle's house yesterday.
Il est toujours à court de liquide. He's always running short of cash.
Ne me fixe pas ainsi. Don't stare at me like that.
Pour faire court, il a épousé son premier amour. To make a long story short, he married his first love.
J'ai appelé le fixe de mon oncle hier. I called at my uncle's house yesterday.
Être « très occupé » ne veut ni dire que l'on court partout ni que l'on agit comme si l'on avait le temps pour personne ou quoi que ce soit. Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything.
La police me court après. The police are after me.
Un cheval court vite. Horses run fast.
C'est très court. It is very short.
Le concert fut court. Cependant, il était très bon. The concert was short. However, it was very good.
Regarde comme il court vite ! Look how fast he runs!
Les campeurs étaient à court d'eau parce que leur puits s'était asséché. The campers were hard up for water because their well had run dry.
Tu as remarqué que les héros de films d'action semblent n'être jamais à court de munitions ? Notice how the hero in an action flick never seems to run out of ammo?
Il court aussi vite que toi. He runs as fast as you.
Regardez comme il court vite ! Look how fast he runs!
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