Usage examples of "hard shoulder" in English with translation to French

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You must not stop on the hard shoulder to go to the toilet. On ne doit pas s'arrêter sur la bande d'arrêt d'urgence pour faire ses besoins.
The two teams fought very hard. Les deux équipes se battirent âprement.
When changing lanes look over your shoulder and check your blind spot. Quand tu changes de file, regarde par-dessus ton épaule et vérifie ton angle mort.
He worked hard to promote peace. Il travailla dur à promouvoir la paix.
She leaned on his shoulder. Elle se pencha sur son épaule.
He accumulated his fortune by hard work. Il a construit sa fortune par le dur labeur.
My shoulder hurts. J'ai mal à l'épaule.
It's hard for him to live on his small pension. Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre pension.
I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.
She gave me a hard kick on my right leg. Elle me donna un coup violent dans la jambe droite.
He put a hand gently on her shoulder. Il posa la main gentiment sur son épaule.
Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work. Les parents tentent d'inculquer à leurs enfants l'importance de l'honnêteté et du travail.
He rested his hand on my shoulder. Il posa sa main sur mon épaule.
It's hard for me, reading letters on the monitor. Il m'est difficile de lire des lettres sur le moniteur.
Patting me on the shoulder, he thanked me for helping him. En me tapotant sur l'épaule, il me remercia de l'avoir aidé.
It is so easy to be solemn; it is so hard to be frivolous. Il est si facile d'être sentencieux ; il est si dur d'être frivole.
2. Sew together the shoulder of the garment body. 2. Cousez ensemble l'épaule au corps du vêtement.
She was having a hard time swimming. Elle avait du mal à nager.
He's had a big chip on his shoulder ever since he was passed up for promotion. Il se sent blessé depuis qu'il a été oublié dans les promotions.
That word is very hard to translate. Ce mot-là est très difficile à traduire.
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