Usage examples of "blink of an eye" in English with translation to French

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He left in the blink of an eye. Il partit en un clin d'œil.
The firefighters put out the fire in the blink of an eye. Les pompiers éteignirent le feu en un clin d'œil.
She makes excellent meals in the blink of an eye. Elle prépare d'excellents repas en un tour de main.
Around the world thoughts shall fly in the twinkling of an eye. Les pensées se diffusent par le monde en un clin d'oeil.
Half an eye is very useful actually, because an animal can see half of another animal, which wants to eat it, and can get out of the way, and it will eat the animal, which has only one-half eye or only 49% of an eye, because this to it will not be enough, and the animal, which was eaten up, will have no children, because it is dead. En fait, un demi-oeil est très utile, parce qu'avec un demi-oeil, un animal peut voir la moitié d'un autre animal qui veut le dévorer et s'écarter de son chemin, et il dévorera lui-même l'animal qui n'a qu'un demi-oeil ou 49% d'un oeil parce que celui-ci ne se sera pas écarté de son chemin assez vite, et l'animal qui a été dévoré n'aura pas de petits parce qu'il est mort.
In case of an emergency, call the police. En cas d'urgence, appelez la police.
Keep an eye on this suitcase. Garde un œil sur cette mallette.
In case of an emergency, dial 110. En cas d'urgence, composez le cent dix.
Keep an eye on the girls. Garde un œil sur les filles.
It's the voice of an old woman. C'est la voix d'une vieille dame.
He has an eye for art. Il a l'oeil pour l'art.
Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home. L'aide internationale du Japon diminue en partie à cause d'un ralentissement de l'économie domestique.
She has an eye for the beautiful. Elle a l'œil pour le beau.
The first word of an English sentence should be capitalized. Le premier mot d'une phrase anglaise devrait être en majuscule.
She can tell the most outrageous lie without batting an eye. Elle peut dire le mensonge le plus éhonté sans ciller.
What you have just said reminds me of an old saying. Ce que tu as dit me rappelle un vieux proverbe.
We need someone to keep an eye on our baby while we are away. Nous avons besoin de quelqu'un pour surveiller notre bébé pendant que nous sommes absents.
We discovered relics of an ancient civilization. Nous avons découvert les vestiges d'une ancienne civilisation.
Keep an eye on my suitcase while I buy my ticket. Garde un œil sur ma valise pendant que j'achète mon ticket.
We're in the second week of an unrelenting heat wave. Nous sommes dans la deuxième semaine d'une implacable vague de chaleur.
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