Usage examples of "armes de poing" in French with translation to English

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Penses-tu que les armes de poing devraient être rendues illégales ? Do you think that handguns should be made illegal?
Pensez-vous que les armes de poing devraient être rendues illégales ? Do you think that handguns should be made illegal?
Prends le conseil des ans avec bienveillance, en rendant avec grâce les armes de la jeunesse. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Il reçut un terrible coup de poing de son adversaire à la mâchoire. He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.
Une dispute éclata dans l'enceinte du hall de la convention, et les coups de poing se mirent immédiatement à pleuvoir. An argument broke out on the floor of the convention hall and in no time fists were flying.
Christophe Colomb était connu pour arrêter habituellement son réveille-matin d'un puissant coup de poing. Malheureusement, en ce temps là, son réveille-matin était son Second. Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly snoozing his alarm clock by hitting it with his fist. Unfortunately, his "alarm clock" was usually his first mate.
Laisse tomber les armes ! Drop your weapons!
Il frappa du poing sur la table. He banged on the table with his fist.
Les larmes sont les armes d'un enfant. Tears are a child's weapon.
Les roues arrière de ce tracteur ont des roulements à bille de la taille de mon poing. The back wheels on that tractor have ball bearings the size of my fist.
Laisse tomber tes armes ! Drop your weapons!
Le lâche est le premier à lever le poing. The coward is the first to raise his fist.
Bas les armes ! Put down your weapons!
Le cœur d'un homme est à peu près aussi grand que son poing. A man's heart is about as large as his fist.
Il est nécessaire de combattre le SIDA quelles que soient les armes entre nos mains. It is necessary to fight AIDS with whatever weapons are at hand.
Un poing fermé peut être une indication de stress. A closed fist can indicate stress.
Des gens sont en train de protester contre les armes nucléaires. Some people are demonstrating against nuclear arms.
La statue montre Lincoln, un poing fermé et l'autre détendu. The statue shows Lincoln with one fist clenched and the other relaxed.
Et où sont maintenant passées les extra-terrestres, les soucoupes volantes et les armes à rayons laser ? And where are the aliens, the flying saucers, and the laser weapons?
Il m'a frappé au visage avec son poing. He struck me in the face with his fist.
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