Usage examples of "told off" in English with translation to French

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We haven't come so as to be told off. On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler.
He told us, "Set off at once." Il nous a dit de partir immédiatement.
He told us to set off at once. Il nous a dit de partir immédiatement.
He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work. Il raconta au patron une histoire sans queue ni tête disant qu'il était malade et avait besoin de jours de congé.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
It's important that everybody should be told all the facts. Il est primordial que tout le monde soit mis au courant des faits.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
You still haven't told me why you decided not to go. Tu ne m'as toujours pas dit pourquoi tu as décidé de ne pas partir.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
Tom told her that he had written that poem two years before. Tom lui dit qu'il avait écrit ce poème deux ans auparavant.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
He told us a very exciting story of adventure. Il nous a conté une histoire d'aventure très passionnante.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
If he'd been there, he'd have told you to mind your manners. S'il avait été là, il t'aurait dit de te tenir.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
Death is one of two things. Either it is annihilation, and the dead have no consciousness of anything; or, as we are told, it is really a change: a migration of the soul from this place to another. La mort est une de ces deux choses. Soit, c'est l'annihilation et les morts n'ont conscience de rien ; ou, comme on nous dit, c'est un changement : une migration de l'âme d'ici vers ailleurs.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
I went to the woman myself and told her about it, and she said that she also wanted to tell her daughter. J'allai trouver la femme en personne et le lui dit et elle déclara qu'elle voulait également le dire à sa fille.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
Don't worry. I told you everything would be OK. Ne t'en fais pas. Je vous ai dit que tout irait bien.
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