Usage examples of "être en arrière" in French with translation to English

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La grand-mère de Tom semble être en bonne santé. Tom's grandmother looks healthy.
Je peux tracer mes ancêtres deux cents ans en arrière. I can trace my ancestors back 200 years.
Passer du temps avec votre bien-aimé devrait être en tête de la liste de vos priorités. Spending time with your significant other should be high on your priority list.
L'une des filles fut laissée en arrière. One of the girls was left behind.
À l'avenir je tâcherai de ne plus être en retard. I'll try not to be late in the future.
Nous ne pouvons revenir en arrière. We can't go back.
Nous avons pris un taxi pour ne pas être en retard. We took a taxi so we wouldn't be late.
Il nous remit juste une carte et courut en avant. Nous qui étions laissés en arrière, dûmes poursuivre avec juste la carte sur laquelle nous reposer. He just gave us a map and sprinted ahead. We who were left behind had to go on with just the map to rely on.
D'après mes calculs, elle devrait être en Inde à l'heure qu'il est. According to my calculation, she should be in India by now.
Tom, dix mots en arrière, ne voyait pas bien ce mot-ci. Mary, qui était plus près, le lui décrivit. Tom, back ten words, couldn't see very well this one. Mary, who stood closer, described it to him.
Que croyez-vous donc être en train de faire ? What on earth do you think you're doing?
Il la fit virevolter, la prit dans ses bras, la pencha en arrière et lui donna un grand baiser hollywoodien. He spun her around, took her in his arms, dipped her back, and gave her a big Hollywood kiss.
Peut-être n'apprendrez-vous pas à parler comme un locuteur natif, mais vous devriez être en mesure de parler suffisamment bien pour que les natifs comprennent ce que vous avez à dire. You may not learn to speak as well as a native speaker, but you should be able to speak well enough that native speakers will understand what you have to say.
Ne me laissez pas en arrière! Don't leave me behind!
Il a promis de ne plus jamais être en retard. He has promised never to be late again.
On ne peut plus retourner en arrière maintenant. There's no turning back now.
Passer du temps avec ta bien-aimée devrait être en tête de la liste de tes priorités. Spending time with your significant other should be high on your priority list.
Une fois que le changement social commence, on ne peut pas revenir en arrière. On ne peut pas désapprendre à lire à une personne. On ne peut pas humilier une personne qui se sent fière. On ne peut pas opprimer les gens qui n'ont plus peur. Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
Passer du temps avec votre bien-aimé devrait être en tête de votre liste de priorités. Spending time with your significant other should be high on your priority list.
Un retour en arrière est exclu. There is no going back.
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