Usage examples of "paper knife" in English with translation to French

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I want a knife to cut the rope with. Je veux un couteau pour couper la corde.

Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan. De plus, cette chambre n'est pas munie d'air climatisé ou rien de tel. Il n'y a qu'un éventail.

There were no fingerprints on the knife. Il n'y avait pas d'empreintes digitales sur le couteau.

Draw a line on your paper. Tirez un trait sur votre feuille de papier.

He cut himself into his finger with the knife. Il s'est coupé le doigt avec le couteau.

Books are made out of paper. Les livres sont faits de papier.

Avoiding one-use kitchen utensils, Elton forgoes apple corers, preferring the more versatile paring knife. Évitant les ustensiles à usage exclusif, Pierre néglige les évide-pommes, préférant le couteau à éplucher, plus polyvalent.

The man reading a paper over there is my uncle. L'homme par là-bas qui lit le journal est mon oncle.

Tom died with a knife in his back. Tom est mort avec un couteau dans le dos.

These documents were printed on recycled paper. Ces documents ont été imprimés sur du papier recyclé.

I could feel nothing but the knife as it plunged into my back. Je ne pouvais rien sentir d'autre que le couteau, tandis qu'il s'enfonçait dans mon dos.

You're not a serious mathematician unless you crumple up a piece of paper in frustration every twenty minutes, look off into space, and appear to be questioning your very existence. Vous n'êtes pas un vrai mathématicien à moins que vous ne froissiez un morceau de papier tous les vingt minutes en signe d'exaspération, regardiez en l'air et sembliez mettre en question jusqu'à votre propre existence.

Don't cut the cake with a knife. Ne coupe pas le gâteau avec un couteau.

I traded old newspapers for toilet paper. J'ai troqué tous les vieux journaux contre du papier toilette.

Is there a knife in the kitchen? Y a-t-il un couteau dans la cuisine ?

I was compelled to sign the paper. J'ai été obligé de signer le papier.

Give me a knife to cut this string with. Donne-moi un couteau pour couper ce fil.

This paper does not absorb ink. Ce papier n'absorbe pas l'encre.

I want a knife with which to cut the rope. Je veux un couteau avec lequel couper la corde.

Quickly Sadako tried to fold the paper before she fell asleep. Sadako essaya rapidement de plier le papier avant qu'elle ne s'endorme.

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