Usage examples of "wear down" in English with translation to French

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Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface. Les pneus s'usent à cause de la friction entre le caoutchouc et la route.

Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns. Le temps fane les roses, mais use les piquants.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

Drivers should wear seat belts. Les conducteurs doivent porter leur ceinture.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

I have so many clothes I don't know what to wear tomorrow. J'ai tellement de vêtements que je ne sais pas quoi mettre demain.

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.

I hear a lot of girls wear bikinis at that beach. J'entends dire que beaucoup de filles portent des bikinis sur cette plage.

Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.

I looked in my closet for something to wear, but couldn't find anything appropriate for the occasion. J'ai cherché dans ma garde-robe quelque chose à porter, mais je n'ai rien pu trouver qui convienne à l'occasion.

He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.

Cats don't wear collars. Les chats ne portent pas de colliers.

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

You'd better wear a sweater under your jacket. Vous feriez mieux de porter un pull sous votre veste.

He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.

She bought a shirt for him to wear to the party. Elle lui acheta une chemise à porter à la fête.

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.

Tom doesn't wear glasses, but he used to. Tom ne porte pas de lunettes, mais il en portait.

I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.

As far as I'm concerned, laws that require drivers to wear seatbelts are paternalistic. En ce qui me concerne, les lois requérant le port de la ceinture par les conducteurs sont paternalistes.

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