Usage examples of "close fit" in English with translation to French

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The store is close to my house. Le magasin est proche de ma maison.

The hat does not fit you well. Is too small. Le chapeau ne te va pas, il est trop petit.

Close your eyes and go to sleep. Ferme les yeux et dors.

I don't think he is fit for the job. Je ne pense pas qu'il soit fait pour ce travail.

There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle. Il n'y a rien de tel que le combat rapproché pour éprouver son courage.

Forty people can't fit in here. Quarante personnes ne peuvent pas tenir ici.

For nothing is so beautiful but that it betrays some defect on close inspection. Car il n'est rien de tellement beau qui ne montre des défauts lorsque soumis à une inspection minutieuse.

That sword is fit for a prince. Cette épée convient à un Prince.

He tried getting close to her using every means possible. Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles.

These glasses do not fit me well. They are too large. Ces lunettes ne me vont pas bien. Elles sont trop grandes.

It's only effective at close range. Ce n'est efficace qu'à courte portée.

We humans have a great way of twisting facts to fit our conclusion as soon as we have made one. Nous les humains avons une grande disposition à tordre les faits pour qu'ils s'ajustent à notre conclusion dès lors que nous en avons formé une.

I close my mind to this subject. J'ai fermé mon esprit à ce problème.

She bought him a camera that was too big to fit in his shirt pocket. Elle lui a acheté un appareil photo qui est trop gros pour tenir dans sa poche de chemise.

The following morning she said close to my ears: "We're going back to Paris tonight. He says that there's no way that he'll leave me alone in such a sad place. That's how it is." Le lendemain matin elle me dit dans l'oreille: "Nous retournons à Paris ce soir. Il dit qu'il n'est pas question qu'il me laisse seule dans un endroit aussi triste. C'est ainsi."

A pelican can fit a lot of fish in its beak. Un pélican peut placer beaucoup de poisson dans son bec.

You have only to close your eyes. Tu n'as qu'à fermer tes yeux.

Keeping your heart fit and strong can slow down the ageing of your brain, say researchers. Des chercheurs déclarent que garder votre coeur fort et en bonne santé peu ralentir le vieillissement de votre cerveau.

Don't get too close with him. Ne sois pas trop proche de lui.

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe. Toutes les histoires miraculeuses, dont l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament sont remplis, ne conviennent qu'aux imposteurs qui les prêchent et aux sots qui les croient.

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