Usage examples of "faire les cent pas" in French with translation to English

Il faisait les cent pas sur le quai en attendant le train. He walked back and forth on the platform while waiting for the train.

Depuis les cent dernières années, il y a eu vingt-sept morts signalées dues aux morsures d'araignées en Australie. Over the last hundred years, there have been twenty-seven recorded deaths from spider bites in Australia.

Je vais faire les courses au supermarché. I'm going shopping at the supermarket.

Je t'ai vue faire les yeux doux à M. Nagashima. I saw you making eyes at Mr Nagashima.

Nous faisons la tournée de toujours : faire les bars et puis au karaoké. We're doing the same old routine: going bar hopping and then to karaoke.

Commencez par faire les comptes. Start by doing the books.

Il m'a dit où faire les magasins. He told me where to shop.

Pouvez-vous me faire les courses ? Can you do some shopping for me?

Maman me fait souvent faire les courses au supermarché. Mother often makes me go shopping at the supermarket.

Elle est allée faire les courses au supermarché. She went shopping at a supermarket.

Elle est allée faire les courses. She has gone shopping.

Je vais faire les magasins pour son anniversaire. I will do the shopping for her birthday.

Elles iront faire les courses. They'll go shopping.

Je dois aller faire les courses, je reviens dans une heure. I have to go shopping. I'll be back in an hour.

Jean demanda à Marie si elle aimerait aller faire les magasins dans l'après midi. John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping in the afternoon.

Il n'y a rien de pire que de faire les choses à demi ! There's nothing worse than doing things by halves!!

Elle est allée faire les courses autre part. She went shopping elsewhere.

Mère vient de sortir faire les courses. Mother has just gone out shopping.

Tom a demandé à Mary si elle aimerait aller faire les courses. Tom asked Mary whether she'd like to go shopping.

Des robots sont utilisés pour faire les voitures. Robots are used to manufacture cars.

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