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

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Il entassa les livres sur les étagères. He crowded the books into the shelves.
Ces étagères ne peuvent pas supporter autant de livres. These shelves cannot support so many books.
Un magasin décida de retirer le CD controversé de ses étagères. One store decided to pull the controversial CD from its shelves.
Il n'y a pas beaucoup de livres sur ces étagères. There are not many books on these shelves.
Son panier de couture, les tiroirs de son vaisselier et les étagères de son garde-manger sont tous systématiquement ordonnés de manière impeccable. Her sewing basket, dresser drawers and pantry shelves are all systematically arranged in apple-pie order.
Mon père a fait une étagère pour moi. My father made a shelf for me.
Il lui a confectionné une étagère. He made her a bookshelf.
Vous avez trop de livres sur cette étagère. You have too many books on the shelf.
J'ai remis le livre sur son étagère. I returned the book to its shelf.
Keiko a acheté une nouvelle étagère, où elle met ses poupées. Keiko bought a new shelf, on which she put her dolls.
Il s'est cogné la tête contre une étagère et s'est fait un gros hématome. He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump.
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