Usage examples of "bâton de colle" in French with translation to English

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Il façonna une branche tombée en un bâton de marche. He fashioned a walking stick from a fallen branch.
Il frappa un ivrogne de son bâton. He beat on a drunken man with his stick.
Ce ruban ne colle pas. This tape doesn't stick.
Le rat a été tué par Tom avec un bâton. The rat was killed by Tom with a stick.
La somme de ces chiffres ne colle pas. These figures don't add up.
Remuez la peinture avec un bâton ! Stir the paint with a stick.
Je pense que ça colle. I think it's OK.
Il marchait un bâton à la main. He was walking with a stick in his hand.
Ça me colle les chocottes. This scares the shit out of me.
Remue la peinture avec un bâton ! Stir the paint with a stick.
Si le spaghetti colle lorsque vous le jetez contre le mur, c'est cuit. If the spaghetti sticks when you throw it against the wall, it's done.
Enfonce-toi un bâton dans le cul. Shove a stick up your ass.
Ce ruban adhésif ne colle pas. This tape isn't sticky.
La langue est un bon bâton. The tongue wounds more than a lance.
Tom a pris une colle pour avoir parlé en classe. Tom was given detention for talking during class.
Il frappa le chien avec un bâton. He beat the dog with a stick.
Ça ne colle pas. This doesn't fit.
Il tailla le bâton en une pointe acérée, à l'aide de son couteau de chasse. He whittled the stick to a sharp point with his hunting knife.
Ce scotch ne colle pas. This tape isn't sticky.
Ils ont obtenu la poignée du bâton. They got the short end of the stick.
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