Usage examples of "petits pois en boîte" in French with translation to English

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Sur l'assiette, il y avait un morceau de poulet, une pomme de terre et quelques petits pois. On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas.
Des poires sont mises en boîte dans cette usine. Pears are canned in this factory.
Lorsqu'il était étudiant, il n'est allé qu'une fois en boîte. When he was a student, he went to the disco only once.
Ils ne nous autorisent pas à aller en boîte. They don't allow us to go to disco.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Il y a quelques œufs dans la boîte. There are some eggs in the box.
Les petits secrets font les grands mensonges. Small secrets make big lies.
Il posa la boîte sur la table. He put the box on the table.
La chambre était pleine d'insectes, des millions de petits insectes se tortillant avec plein de pattes. The room was full of bugs, millions of small, wriggling bugs with lots of legs.
Cette boîte doit être assez grande pour tous ces livres. This box must be large enough for all these books.
Les immeubles sont petits en comparaison des gratte-ciel à New-York. The buildings are small in comparison to the skyscrapers in New York.
Cette boîte est trop petite pour tout contenir. That box is too small to hold all these things.
Les fraises sont des fruits petits et rouges que l'on mange habituellement au printemps. Strawberries are small, red fruit that are normally eaten in Spring.
La boîte est cassée. The box is broken.
Le foyer des oiseaux est dans la forêt, le foyer des poissons est dans la rivière, le foyer des abeilles est dans les fleurs, et celui des petits enfants est en Chine. Nous aimons notre mère patrie depuis notre enfance, comme les oiseaux aiment la forêt, les poissons aiment la rivière, et les abeilles aiment les fleurs. The birds' home is in the forest, the fish's home is in the river, the bees' home is in the flowers, and the little children's is in China. We love our motherland from the time we're little, as the birds love the forest, the fish love the river, and the bees love the flowers.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
Entre nos ennemis les plus à craindre sont souvent les plus petits. The most frightening of our enemies are often the smallest ones.
Le policier souleva la boîte avec précaution. The policeman lifted the box carefully.
Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières. Many a little makes a mickle.
Cette boîte servira à quelque chose. This box will do for something.
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