Usage examples of "turn upside down" in English with translation to French

Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down. Personne ne remarqua que le tableau était suspendu la tête en bas.

He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down. Il était surpris de voir que le chef-d'œuvre du grand artiste était suspendu au mur à l'envers.

My brother hung the picture upside down. Mon frère a accroché la photo à l'envers.

He turned the table upside down. Il retourna la table sur son plateau.

She hung the picture upside down. Elle a accroché l'image à l'envers.

He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out. Il renversa la bouteille et la secoua, mais malgré tout le miel n'en sortait pas.

The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down. Le garçon prétendait savoir lire, mais il tenait son livre à l'envers.

The map on page 11 looks very strange. Turn it upside down. Then it becomes a familiar map to you. La carte de la page 11 a l'air très étrange. Retournez-la. Elle devient alors plus familière pour vous.

Do you mind if I turn down the TV? Cela te dérangerait-il que je baisse le son de la télévision ?

May I turn down the TV? Puis-je baisser le son du téléviseur ?

The offer is too good to turn down. L'offre est trop intéressante pour être rejetée.

It was stupid of him to turn down her offer. C'était idiot de sa part de refuser sa proposition.

Turn down the television. Baisse le son de la télé.

Could you turn down the radio? Pouvez-vous baisser la radio ?

No one could turn down their invitation. Personne ne pouvait refuser leur invitation.

Why did you turn down his offer? Pourquoi as-tu refusé sa proposition  ?

It was stupid of him to turn down his offer. C'était idiot de sa part de refuser sa proposition.

Robert was so busy he had to turn down an invitation to play golf. Robert était tellement occupé qu'il a dû refuser une invitation de jouer au golf.

Please turn down the volume. Baisse le niveau, s'il te plait.

Turn down the volume, please. Baisse le volume, s'il te plait.

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