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

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Sa maison est à un jet de pierre de son école. His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
Tom a un jet privé. Tom has a private jet.
J'ai érigé une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
Ce jumbo jet supporte 400 passagers. That jumbo jet accommodates 400 passengers.
J'ai construit une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
Je ne sais pas comment elle supporte le bruit d'un jet. I don't know how she puts up with the noise of a jet plane.
L'adresse que vous cherchez est à un jet de pierre de l'hôtel de ville. The address you are looking for is within a stone's throw of the city hall.
Les vents turbulents par-dessus nos têtes, le jet de nos épées...ne sont qu'étoiles filantes dans le ciel nocturne. The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
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