Usage examples of "grass shears" in English with translation to French

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One hot summer afternoon, John and Dan were cutting the long grass. Par une chaude après-midi d'été, Tony, John et Pip coupaient les hautes herbes.

You're a grass! Tu es un cafard !

We cut away all the grass and weeds around the church. Nous fauchâmes les herbes, bonnes et mauvaises, autour de l'église.

Her new husband turned out to be a snake in the grass. Son nouveau mari se révéla être un salaud.

The grass always seems greener on the other side. L'herbe paraît toujours plus verte de l'autre côté.

Nothing but grass was to be seen in the prairie. On ne voyait rien d'autre que de l'herbe dans la prairie.

There was a sign saying, "Keep off the grass." Il y avait un panneau disant "Pelouse interdite".

These animals feed on grass. Ces animaux se nourrissent d'herbe.

A field of grass can be quite beautiful. Une pelouse peut être assez jolie.

Let's sit on the grass. Asseyons-nous sur l'herbe.

It was so nice to sit on the grass in the spring sun. C'était si agréable de s'asseoir sur l'herbe sous le soleil printanier.

Kyoko is lying on the grass. Kyoko est allongée dans l'herbe.

We lay on the grass. Nous sommes allongés dans l'herbe.

It's illegal to walk on the grass, but what about running? Il est illicite de marcher sur la pelouse mais qu'en est-il de courir ?

Grass doesn't grow faster if you shoot it. L'herbe ne croit pas plus vite si on tire dessus.

The notice says, "Keep off the grass". Le panneau indique, "Ne pas marcher sur la pelouse".

I sometimes lie on the grass. Je m'allonge souvent dans l'herbe.

She laid herself on the grass. Elle s'allongea sur l'herbe.

Here they lay, the four pretty ones, on the grass on on the moss, in this charming place, at the time when the evening tiptoes in the woods. Les voilà couchées, les quatre belles, sur l'herbe ou sur la mousse, et dans ce lieu charmant, à l'heure òu le soir marche à pas de loup dans les bois.

The cows were moving very slowly through the long green grass. Les vaches se mouvaient très lentement à travers les grandes herbes vertes.

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