Usage examples of "oil can" in English with translation to French

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You can not mix oil and water. Tu ne peux pas mélanger de l'huile avec de l'eau.

You can see it, but you cannot take it away. Vous pouvez le voir, mais vous ne pouvez pas l'emporter.

For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire. Que tu viennes et dises maintenant cette sorte de chose équivaudrait à jeter de l'huile sur le feu.

How can I jump so high? Comment pourrais-je sauter aussi haut ?

The hinges are really squeaky. Could you oil them please? Les gonds grincent vraiment. Peux-tu les huiler, s'il te plait ?

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Un homme qui peut conduire prudemment en embrassant une jolie dame ne consacre tout simplement pas au baiser l'attention qu'il mérite.

Shall I check the oil? Je vérifie l'huile ?

You can enter the library freely. L'entrée de la bibliothèque est libre.

Didn't you know that oil floats on water? Ne saviez-vous pas que l'huile flotte sur l'eau ?

If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si on ne peut pas obtenir l'argent de quelconque autre manière, on peut, en dernier recours, vendre la voiture.

The price of oil is down this week. Le prix du pétrole est en baisse cette semaine.

Can you make sense of what the writer is saying? Comprenez-vous le sens de ce que l'écrivain écrit ?

Oil is extracted from olives. L'huile est extraite des olives.

Just a word can do harm to a person. Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un.

Oil and water won't blend with each other. L'huile et l'eau ne sont pas miscibles.

Come if you can! Viens si tu peux !

Japan depends on other countries for oil. Le Japon dépend d'autres pays pour son pétrole.

Under no circumstances can we accept checks. En aucune circonstance nous ne pouvons accepter les chèques.

Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century. Certains scientifiques prévoient que les réserves mondiales de pétroles seront épuisées d'ici un siècle.

I can seldom find time for reading. J'ai rarement du temps pour lire.

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