Usage examples of "coupe aux ciseaux" in French with translation to English

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Beaucoup de choses se passent, de la coupe aux lèvres. Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
Les Pays-Bas ont gagné la Coupe du Monde 2010. The Netherlands have won the 2010 World Cup.
Il tourna le dos aux vieilles traditions. He turned his back on the old traditions.
Je n'ai rien trouvé d'autre qu'une paire de ciseaux. I found nothing but a pair of scissors.
Trois fois mesure et une fois coupe. Measure thrice, cut once.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Pourquoi as-tu déchiré le tissu, plutôt que de le découper avec des ciseaux ? Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors?
Ma copine me coupe souvent les cheveux. My girlfriend often cuts my hair.
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés. A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Tout ce que j'ai trouvé, c'est une paire de ciseaux. All I found is a pair of scissors.
La coupe des Beatles fit sensation. The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Puis-je emprunter vos ciseaux ? Can I borrow your scissors?
Il est l'heure que tu ailles te coucher. Coupe la radio. It is time you went to bed. Turn off the radio.
Nous ferions mieux d'en faire part aux autres. We better tell the others.
Je n'ai rien trouvé, à part des ciseaux. I found nothing but a pair of scissors.
Ce couteau ne coupe pas bien. This knife doesn't cut well.
Elle le regarda, le sourire aux lèvres. She looked at him with a smile on her face.
Je n'ai rien trouvé, si ce n'est une paire de ciseaux. I found nothing but a pair of scissors.
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