Sentence examples of "beat head against a wall" in English

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He hit his head against a rock. Il se cogna la tête contre un rocher.
He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump. Il s'est cogné la tête contre une étagère et s'est fait un gros hématome.
I bumped my head against the door and got a lump. J'ai cogné ma tête contre la porte et j'ai eu une bosse.
We have to save money against a rainy day. Nous devons épargner pour les mauvais jours.
Stop doing that! We've told you a hundred times that it'll accomplish nothing! It's like talking to a wall! Arrête de faire cela, on t'a dit mille fois que ça ne servait à rien ! Autant pisser dans un violon !
My cat rubbed her head against my shoulder. Mon chat frotta sa tête contre mon épaule.
Let's get one thing straight. You and I are not friends. We're allies against a common enemy. Mettons les choses au point. Vous et moi ne sommes pas amis. Nous sommes alliés contre un ennemi commun.
A man touched down on the moon. A wall came down in Berlin. A world was connected by our own science and imagination. Un homme a atterri sur la lune. Un mur a été abattu à Berlin. Un monde a été connecté par notre propre science et notre imagination.
The car banged itself against a tree. La voiture a cogné un arbre.
Nobody intends to erect a wall. Personne n'a l'intention d'ériger un mur.
Every time I join a new game of Warcraft, I am pitted against a new team of adversaries. Chaque fois que je rejoins un jeu de Warcraft, je suis opposé à une nouvelle équipe d'adversaires.
A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes. Un gros chat blanc s'assit sur le mur et les regarda avec des yeux endormis.
Given her complete lack of gratitude after all that I had done for her, I told myself that I would have done better by banging my head against the wall. Au vu de son manque total de gratitude, après tous les efforts que j'ai faits pour elle, je me dis que j'aurais mieux fait de pisser dans un violon.
I hit my head hard against the wall. Je me suis cogné fort la tête contre le mur.
He pressed me against the wall. Il me pressa contre le mur.
Place the ladder against the wall. Mettez l'échelle contre le mur.
Put the desk against the wall. Mettez le bureau contre le mur.
We're up against the wall. Nous sommes dos au mur.
One of the fan blades broke loose and shattered against the wall. L'une des pales du ventilateur s'est détachée et s'est brisée contre le mur.
He is fighting with his back against the wall. Il se bat le dos au mur.
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