Usage examples of "in the act" in English with translation to French

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The police arrested the pickpocket in the act. La police arrêta le pickpocket en flagrant délit.

I caught him in the act. Je l'ai attrapé la main dans le sac.

I caught them in the act. Je les ai surpris la main dans le sac.

If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. S'il y a une chose impardonnable, c'est de ne pas pardonner.

I stay in the house today. Je resterai à la maison aujourd'hui.

The act ended and the lights were turned on. La pièce se termina et les lumières se rallumèrent.

It glows in the dark. Ça luit dans l'obscurité.

Tennis began in France in the thirteenth century. Le tennis fut d'abord pratiqué en France au treizième siècle.

To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. À mon stratège en chef, David Axelrod, qui a été un partenaire avec moi à chaque pas du chemin. À la meilleure équipe de campagne jamais assemblée dans l'histoire de la politique ! Vous l'avez accompli, et je suis pour toujours redevable pour ce que vous avez sacrifié pour le faire.

There were a few passengers in the train who were injured in the accident. Il y a eu quelques passagers dans le train qui ont été blessés.

In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. Aux premiers temps, les hommes communiquaient par signaux de fumée.

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University invented a telenoid which could replace mobile phones in the future. Le Professeur Hiroshi Ishiguro de l'université d'Osaka a inventé un télénoïde qui pourrait remplacer les téléphones portables dans le futur.

I made an awful mistake in the test. J'ai fait une terrible erreur au test.

Tomorrow, I'm going to take my mother out in the new car. Demain, je vais promener ma mère dans la nouvelle voiture.

He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce.

Some people are working in the fields. Des gens travaillent aux champs.

A driver was sleeping in the car. Un chauffeur dormait dans la voiture.

To my surprise, he failed in the exam. À ma surprise, il a échoué à l'examen.

They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.

He fits the description in the newspaper. La description dans le journal lui correspond.

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