Usage examples of "boîte à vent" in French with translation to English

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Mets la pince dans la boîte à outils. Put the pliers in the tool box.
Je joue de la trompette dans un orchestre symphonique d'instruments à vent. I play trumpet in a symphonic wind orchestra.
Mets les pinces dans la boîte à outils. Put the pliers in the tool box.
Je n'avais jamais vu de moulins à vent jusqu'à ce que je visite les Pays-Bas. I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.
L'écureuil avança contre le vent très fort. The squirrel advanced against the strong wind.
Il y a quelques œufs dans la boîte. There are some eggs in the box.
La bougie a été éteinte par le vent. The candle was blown out by the wind.
Il posa la boîte sur la table. He put the box on the table.
C'est un mauvais vent qui ne souffle rien de bon. It's an ill wind that blows no good.
Cette boîte doit être assez grande pour tous ces livres. This box must be large enough for all these books.
Le vent souffle très fort. It is blowing very hard.
Cette boîte est trop petite pour tout contenir. That box is too small to hold all these things.
Le vent du Nord a soufflé toute la journée. The north wind held on all day.
La boîte est cassée. The box is broken.
Le vent souffle du nord. The wind is blowing from the north.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
Le vent emporta son chapeau. She had her hat blown off by the wind.
Le policier souleva la boîte avec précaution. The policeman lifted the box carefully.
Vous connaissez la phrase, "on récolte ce que l’on sème". Moi j’ai semé le vent maintenant voilà ma tempête. You know the phrase, we harvest, that which we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm.
Cette boîte servira à quelque chose. This box will do for something.
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