Usage examples of "fermes" in French with translation to English

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Les petites fermes familiales disparaissaient. Small family farms were disappearing.
Ils vivaient dans des fermes ou de petits villages. They lived on farms or in small towns.
Il est propriétaire de quatre grandes fermes à Sao Paulo. He is the owner of four very big farms in the interior of Sao Paulo.
Beaucoup de personnes de la génération de mon grand-père ont grandi dans des fermes. Many people in my grandfather's generation grew up on farms.
Marie ferma la porte doucement. Mary closed the door quietly.
Ferme cette putain de porte ! Shut that bloody door!
Les vaches sont dans la ferme. The cows are on the farm.
N'aviez-vous pas fermé votre voiture ? Didn't you lock up your car?
Il a une poignée de main ferme. He has a good firm handshake.
J'ai fermé le robinet. I turned off the tap.
Il vivait dans une ferme éloignée du monde. He lives in a farmhouse remote from the world.
Ferme la lumière, je n'arrive pas à dormir. Switch off the light. I can't get to sleep.
Cette fenêtre ne veut pas se fermer. This window won't fasten.
Il ferma soudain la porte. He closed the door suddenly.
Peux-tu fermer la porte ? Shut the door, will you?
Georges travaille dans une grande ferme. George works on a big farm.
Elle a fermé la porte à clé. She locked the door.
Il me donna une poignée de main ferme. He gave me a firm hand grasp.
Le robinet principal est fermé. The main tap is turned off.
Ferme tes yeux trois minutes. Close your eyes for three minutes.
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