Usage examples of "à un jet de pierre" in French with translation to English

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Sa maison est à un jet de pierre de son école. His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
J'ai érigé une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
J'ai construit une maison à un jet de pierre de la forêt. I built a house within a stone's throw of the forest.
L'adresse que vous cherchez est à un jet de pierre de l'hôtel de ville. The address you are looking for is within a stone's throw of the city hall.
Les vents turbulents par-dessus nos têtes, le jet de nos épées...ne sont qu'étoiles filantes dans le ciel nocturne. The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
Salut ! Tu es l'ami de Pierre, n'est-ce pas ? Hi! You are Peter's friend, aren't you?
Tom a un jet privé. Tom has a private jet.
Les obstétriciens sont également soumis à un risque élevé de procès. Obstetricians also bear a high risk of suits.
Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre. Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone.
Nous accumulons nos opinions à un âge où notre compréhension est à son plus faible. We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.
Il a un cœur de pierre. He has a heart of stone.
Il doit son succès à la fois à un travail acharné et à la chance. He owes his success both to working hard and to good luck.
Les hommes préhistoriques étaient habiles à la taille de pierre. Prehistoric men were skilled in knapping.
Vous devriez faire voir ça à un médecin. You should have a doctor look at that.
Je construis des maisons de pierre. I build houses out of stone.
Je vais à un concert la semaine prochaine. I am going to a concert next week.
Qui pourrait attendrir ce cœur de pierre que tu as ? Who could melt that stone heart of yours?
Je n'ai pas le temps ni l'argent à consacrer à un voyage. I can afford neither the time nor the money for a trip.
La maison de campagne de Pierre est très grande. Peter's cottage is very big.
Ces vêtements sont inadaptés à un jour d'hiver froid. These clothes are not appropriate for a cold winter day.
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