Usage examples of "grand cheval" in French with translation to English

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Larry est monté sur ses grands chevaux en croyant que le commentaire de Fred était de mauvais goût. Because he thought Fred's comment was tacky, Larry got up on his high horse.
Il a un grand bureau dans sa petite pièce. He has a large desk in his small room.
Peux-tu monter un cheval ? Can you ride a horse?
Maintenant que tu es grand, tu ne dois pas te comporter comme un enfant. Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
Une fois que le cheval s'est enfui, c'est trop tard pour fermer la porte de l'écurie. It is too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Je parle espagnol à Dieu, italien aux femmes, français aux hommes et allemand à mon cheval. I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
Pendant le Grand Jeu, l'Afghanistan était un État tampon. During the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state.
La lieue a comme origine la distance que peut parcourir un homme ou un cheval en une heure. The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour.
Je pense que c'est trop grand. I think that it's too big.
Cet homme a un cheval. This man has a horse.
La valeur des livres était telle qu'on en prenait le plus grand soin. So valuable were books that the greatest care was taken of them.
Puis-je monter ce cheval un moment ? Can I ride this horse for a while?
Elle lui a envoyé un grand sourire. She gave him a big smile.
Le cheval, le lion, le chien, la chèvre : ce sont des animaux. Horse, lion, dog, goat: these are animals.
Un jour je peindrai un grand tableau. Some day I'll paint a great picture.
Ne mets pas la selle sur le mauvais cheval. Don't put the saddle on the wrong horse.
Il est plus grand que tout autre garçon de sa classe. He is taller than any other boy in his class.
Je sais monter à cheval. I can ride a horse.
C'est deux fois plus grand que ça. This is twice as large as that.
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