Usage examples of "par mer" in French with translation to English

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La marchandise arrive par mer. The goods arrive by sea.
L'Irlande et l'Angleterre sont séparées par la mer. Ireland and England are separated by the sea.
Entouré par la mer, le Japon a un climat doux. Surrounded by the sea, Japan has a mild climate.
Le Japon est un pays entouré par la mer de tous les côtés. Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
Christophe Colomb n'aimait pas les bordels espagnols, qu'il jugeait sales et trop chers. Au lieu de ça, il prenait la mer, se laissait attirer -volontairement- par les chants des sirènes, et ensuite prenait du sacré bon temps. Christopher Columbus disliked Spanish brothels, as he found them dirty and too expensive. Instead, he would go out to sea, get lured in - on purpose - by the Siren's song, and then have a rocking good time.
Ils communiquent par gestes. They communicate with each other by gesture.
Après la tempête, la mer était calme. After the storm, the sea was calm.
Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades. He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
Une femme tomba du bateau à la mer. A woman fell from a ship into the sea.
Nos vies sont déterminées par notre environnement. Our lives are determined by our environment.
Quelle distance y a-t-il d'ici à la mer ? How far is it from here to the sea?
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
La couleur de la mer et celle du ciel se fondent l'une dans l'autre. The colors of the sea and the sky blend into each other.
Je paierai par chèque. I'll pay by cheque.
Ma maison se trouve en face de la mer. My house faces the sea.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Nous avons nagé dans la mer. We swam in the sea.
Elle m'attrapa par le bras et me retint d'aller chez moi. She caught me by the arm and stopped me from going home.
Les marins ont péri en mer. The sailors perished in the sea.
Sa conduite lui fut dictée par l'esprit de groupe. He was actuated by community spirit.
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