Usage examples of "prise à terre" in French with translation to English

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Cette photo a été prise à Nara. This photo was taken in Nara.
Ne jetez rien à terre. Don't throw anything onto the floor.
Il l'a prise à part et lui a annoncé la nouvelle. He took her aside and told her the news.
Elle tomba à terre et se brisa la jambe gauche. She fell down and broke her left leg.
Il est terre à terre. He's down to earth.
Il le frappa tandis qu'il était à terre. He kicked him while he was down.
Le policier mit le voleur à terre et lui passa les menottes. The policeman wrestled the thief to the ground and put handcuffs on him.
Il l'a frappé tandis qu'il était à terre. He kicked him while he was down.
Il laissa ses livres tomber à terre. He let his books fall to the floor.
Le doigt de Sophie saignait si fort, que le sang coulait à terre. Sophie's finger was bleeding so badly, that blood was dripping on the ground.
On ne frappe pas un homme à terre. You don't kick a man when he's down.
Ils sont arrivés en Rhodésie du Sud, et il y avait le choix entre un camp d'immigrés, fait de huttes en terre avec prise d'eau commune, ou un hôtel ; et ils ont choisi l'hôtel, s'agissant de ce que l'on pourrait appeler des nantis. They arrived in Southern Rhodesia, and there was a choice of an immigrants' camp, consisting of mud huts with a communal water supply, or a hotel; and they chose the hotel, being what are known as people of means.
Grâce aux piles à biocombustible, on sera bientôt capable d'alimenter un téléphone portable, un baladeur MP3 ou un ordinateur portable sans prise de courant mais juste avec du sucre et de l'eau. Thanks to biofuel cells, one will soon be able to power one's mobile phone, MP3 player or Laptop without power plug but just sugar and water.
La Terre a la forme d'une orange. The earth is the shape of an orange.
Hier, en rentrant de l'école, j'ai été prise sous une averse soudaine. As I returned from school yesterday, I was caught in a sudden shower.
Cette terre lui appartient. He owns this land.
L'équipe de tournage en est à sa cinquième prise parce que l'actrice n'arrête pas de foirer son texte. The film crew is on their fifth take because the actress keeps flubbing her lines.
Nous sommes façonnés par chaque culture, provenant des quatre coins de la Terre, et dévoués à une idée simple : E pluribus unum : "De plusieurs, un". We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one."
Excusez-moi, cette place est-elle prise ? Excuse me, is this seat taken?
Il n'a pas les pieds sur terre. He doesn't have his feet on the ground.
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