Usage examples of "métal lourd" in French with translation to English

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Soudainement, je vis deux silhouettes : l'une d'un petit homme qui marchait d'un bon pas lourd en direction de l'est et l'autre d'une fille de peut-être huit ou dix ans qui courait à perdre haleine au long d'une rue de traverse. All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street.
Le fer est un métal utile. Iron is a useful metal.
Ce livre est très lourd. This book is very heavy.
Est-ce composé de bois ou de métal ? Is it made of wood or metal?
Ce bureau est trop lourd pour que l’on puisse le soulever. This desk is too heavy to lift.
Le nickel est un métal dur, d'une lueur argentée. Nickel is a hard, bright silver metal.
Il est deux fois plus lourd que sa femme. He is twice as heavy as his wife.
Le mercure est-t-il véritablement un métal ? Is mercury really a metal?
Lorsque votre estomac est occupé à digérer un lourd repas, votre cerveau est en vacances. When your stomach is busy, digesting a big meal your brain takes a vacation.
La valeur des pièces de monnaie dépendaient du poids du métal utilisé. The value of the coins depended on the weight of the metal used.
C'est bien, là ; ni trop lourd ni trop léger. It's good now; neither too heavy nor too light.
Le métal se contracte quand il est refroidi. Metal contracts when cooled.
Le poids lourd traversa devant ma voiture. The truck cut in front of my car.
L'acide attaque le métal. Acid acts on metals.
Ce sac était trop lourd pour que je le transporte par moi-même. The bag was too heavy for me to carry by myself.
L'or est un métal plus dense que le fer. Gold's heavier than iron.
Ce prêt portera un intérêt très lourd. This loan will carry very heavy interest.
Le plomb est un métal. Lead is a metal.
Tom est plus lourd que Jack par 4,5 kilos. Tom is heavier than Jack by ten pounds.
L'acide agit sur les choses qui contiennent du métal. Acid acts on things which contain metal.
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