Usage examples of "perceuse américaine" in French with translation to English

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La mariée est américaine d'origine polonaise. The bride is American with Polish origins.
Le chant des oiseaux du coin est apparenté au son d'une perceuse. The singing of the local birds is akin to the sound of a drill.
J'ai rencontré une Américaine. I met an American girl.
Ceci n'est pas une perceuse. This is not a drill.
La guerre du Viêt Nam est connue au Vietnam, et à juste titre, sous le nom de « guerre américaine ». The Vietnam War is known in Vietnam, and quite appropriately, as the American War.
Je suis une chanteuse américaine. I am an American singer.
Je suis un grand admirateur de la culture américaine. I am a great admirer of American culture.
C'était un nouveau visage de la politique américaine. He was a fresh face in American politics.
La guerre du Vietnam, est très justement connue au Vietnam sous le nom de "Guerre Américaine". The Vietnam War is known in Vietnam, and quite appropriately, as the American War.
Au commencement de l'histoire américaine, les noirs vivaient en esclavage. In the early days of American history, blacks lived in slavery.
Un énorme déficit dans le budget fédéral empoisonne l'économie américaine depuis de nombreuses années. A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years.
En plus, de nombreux groupes ont été créés afin que les personnes âgées puissent se rencontrer et continuer d'être des membres actifs de la vie américaine. In addition many groups have been formed so that the elderly can socialize with one another and remain active participants in American life.
Les Américains l'appellent la guerre du Vietnam ; les Vietnamiens l'appellent la guerre américaine. Americans call it the Vietnam War; the Vietnamese call it the American War.
Il est allé en Amérique pour étudier la littérature américaine. He went to America for the purpose of studying American literature.
C'est une Américaine d'origine asiatique. She's an Asian-American.
Je l'ai prise pour une Américaine. I took her for an American.
Lucy est une Américaine. Lucy is an American.
Bonjour, je m'appelle John Reindle. Je travaille dans l'ambassade américaine à Prague. Hello. My name is John Reindle. I work at the American Embassy in Prague.
L'anthropologue américaine Margaret Mead a déjà dit qu'il ne faut jamais sous-estimer ce qu'un petit groupe de personnes dévouées peut accomplir. The American anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that one should never underestimate what a small group of dedicated people can accomplish.
La culture américaine a été importée d'Europe. The American culture had been transplanted from Europe.
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