Usage examples of "livres de poche" in French with translation to English

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C'est mieux de couvrir les livres de poche. It's best to put covers on paperbacks.

Je tâtonnais pour retrouver la lampe de poche. I groped for a flashlight.

Les étudiants devraient utiliser les livres de la bibliothèque. Students should make use of the books in the library.

Le couteau était si émoussé que je ne pus couper la viande avec et je dus recourir à mon couteau de poche. The knife was so blunt that I could not cut the meat with it and I resorted to my pocket knife.

Nous avons commandé des nouveaux livres de l'étranger. We ordered some new books from abroad.

Un enfant ne devrait pas recevoir plus d'argent de poche qu'il n'est nécessaire. A child should not get more spending money than is necessary.

Tout au long du banc sont disposés des livres de cantiques à intervalles réguliers. Along the whole length of the pew hymnals are placed at regular intervals.

Mon père me donne de l'argent de poche hebdomadaire que j'utilise pour acheter des bandes dessinées et des glaces. My dad gives me a weekly allowance that I use to buy comics and ice cream.

Certains parents se plaignirent à propos des photos de nus dans les livres de cours de leurs enfants. Some parents complained about the nude pictures in their children's textbooks.

Son père lui donne 10€ d'argent de poche. His father allows him $10 a week as spending money.

Les deux livres de Christophe Colomb, "Comment tuer un requin à mains nues pour les nuls" et "Les vingt manières d'étrangler un calmar géant" sont tous deux des best-sellers. Christopher Columbus's "The Idiot's Guide to Killing a Shark Barehanded" and "The Twenty Ways to Strangle a Giant Squid" both went on to become bestsellers.

Avoir une petite lampe de poche dans la poche peut être utile. Having a small flashlight in your pocket may come in handy.

Je voudrais trois livres de poulet. I'd like three pounds of chicken.

Les calculettes de poche coûtent autant qu'une paire de chaussettes et sont aussi essentielles qu'un crayon et une gomme pour les écoliers britanniques. Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.

Mr. Bingley avait hérité d’environ cent mille livres de son père. Mr. Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly a hundred thousand pounds from his father.

J'ai déjà dépensé tout mon argent de poche pour le mois. I've already spent all my pocket money for this month.

Elle a acheté deux livres de beurre. She bought two pounds of butter.

Quand j'étais au lycée, j'avais l'habitude de me faire de l'argent de poche en gardant des enfants. When I was in high school I used to earn extra money babysitting.

Bien qu'encore un enfant, il était intéressé par les livres de philosophie. Though only a child, he was interested in reading books on philosophy.

Disposer d'une petite lampe de poche peut être utile. Having a small flashlight in your pocket may come in handy.

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