Usage examples of "heurter mine" in French with translation to English

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J'ai eu par elle un morceau de mine pour mon porte-mine. I got a piece of lead for my mechanical pencil from her.
Je craignais de heurter sa sensibilité. I was afraid that I might hurt his feelings.
Une encyclopédie est une mine d'informations. An encyclopedia is a mine of information.
Il ne voulait pas la heurter. He didn't want to antagonize her.
Tom et Marie travaillaient dans une mine de charbon lorsqu'ils étaient enfants. Tom and Mary worked in a coal mine as children.
J'ai vu la voiture heurter un homme. I saw the car hit a man.
Je ferai mine de coopérer. I'll play along.
On appelle "pieux mensonge" un mensonge qui n'a pour but que d'éviter de heurter les sentiments ou les espoirs de quelqu'un. A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie."
Mon dictionnaire d'allemand est une mine de mots étranges et enchanteurs. My German dictionary is a treasure trove of strange and enchanting words.
J'achète l'argent à un homme qui possède une mine. I buy my silver from a man who has a mine on his property.
Il a fait mine de me parler mais n'a rien dit. He made as if to speak to me but said nothing.
Il a été tué par une mine. He was killed by a land mine.
Il s'en alla la mine dépitée. He walked away with a sad look on his face.
Si tu fais triste mine dans ce métier, les clients ne viendront pas. In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won't come.
Il me regarda avec une drôle de mine. He looked at me with a strange expression.
Cette mine fermera ses portes le mois prochain. This mine will close down next month.
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