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

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Il veut se débarrasser des fourmis. He wants to get rid of the ants.
Les fourmis pullulent autour du sucre. Ants are swarming around the sugar.
Les gens ont l'air de fourmis. People look like ants.
Il essaya de se débarrasser des fourmis. He tried to get rid of the ants.
Les fourmis travaillent dur tout l'été. Ants work hard all summer.
Les fourmis et les girafes sont des parents éloignés. Ants and giraffes are distant relatives.
Les fourmis et les girafes sont des cousins éloignés. Ants and giraffes are distant cousins.
Le malheur des fourmis fait le rire des éléphants. The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.
Les fourmis vivent au sein d'une société bien organisée. Ants have a well-organized society.
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.
Sysko fait un travail de fourmi. Sysko works like an ant.
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