Usage examples of "suck" in English with translation to French

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Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs N'apprends pas à ta grand-mère à sucer des œufs

I like to suck on frozen ice cream bars in the summer. J'aime sucer des glaces en été.

I sucked up the dust on the floor with a vacuum cleaner. J'ai aspiré la poussière du plancher avec un aspirateur.

Math doesn't suck, you do. Les maths ne sont pas chiantes, c'est toi qui l'es.

You suck dude! I have to tell you everything! Tu crains mon vieux ! Je dois tout te dire !

You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. On n'apprend pas aux vieux singes à faire des grimaces.

My coworker really knows how to suck up to the boss. Mon collègue sait vraiment faire de la lèche au patron.

Children suck the mother when they are young, and the father when they are old. Les enfants tètent leur mère quand ils sont jeunes, et leur père quand ils vieillissent.

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