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

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Tails are absent in some cats. Certains chats manquent de queues.
Heads I win, tails you lose. Pile je gagne, face tu perds.
Dogs wag their tails and cats swish theirs. Les chiens remuent la queue et les chats fouettent la leur.
One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'. Un côté de la pièce est appelé « face » et l'autre, « pile ».
My dog has a long tail. Mon chien a une longue queue.
The cops tailed the suspect on foot but ended up losing him in a crowded bus station. Les flics filaient le suspect à pied mais l'ont finalement perdu dans une gare routière bondée.
My dog is wagging his tail. Mon chien remue la queue.
I saw a whale tail today. J'ai vu la queue d'une baleine, aujourd'hui.
A fish swims by moving its tail. Un poisson nage en bougeant sa queue.
This type of cat has no tail. Cette sorte de chat ne possède pas de queue.
The dog followed its master, wagging its tail. Le chien suivit son maître en agitant la queue.
A cow chases away flies with its tail. Une vache chasse les mouches avec sa queue.
The boy caught the cat by the tail. L'enfant attrapa le chat par la queue.
A rabbit has long ears and a short tail. Un lapin a de longues oreilles et une petite queue.
This kind of cat doesn't have a tail. Cette sorte de chat ne possède pas de queue.
The little mermaid sighed and looked sadly at her fish tail. La petite sirène gémit et regarda tristement sa queue de poisson.
I can't make head or tail of what you say. Ce que tu dis n'a pour moi ni queue ni tête.
As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form. Lorsque le têtard croît, la queue disparaît et les pattes commencent à se former.
Just as if it were my tail, wherever I go, it goes too. Juste comme s’il s’agissait de ma queue, où que j’aille, il ira.
Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. Il vaut mieux être la tête d'un chien que la queue d'un lion.
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