Usage examples of "revenir sur les pas" in French with translation to English

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Je voudrais revenir sur ma déclaration précédente. I would like to retract my previous statement.
Il est temps de se concentrer sur les affaires. It's time to get down to business.
Les filetages à gauches sont devenus rares en mécanique mais on les trouve encore sur certains objets, comme sur les pédaliers de vélo, par exemple. Left-hand threads have now become unsual in mechanics but they can still be found on some objects, such as on bicycles' pedals, for instance.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Elle continua d'écrire des histoires sur les animaux. She kept on writing stories about animals.
Le bruit me tape sur les nerfs. The noise gets on my nerves.
Sur les dictionnaires il n'y a que de la poussière, en tout cas sur les miens. On the dictionaries there's nothing but dust, at least on mine.
J'aimerais lire des livres sur les Beatles. I'd like to read some books about the Beatles.
Le taoïsme fut fondé sur les enseignements de Laotseu, un sage né en 604 avant J-C. dans la province actuelle du Henan. Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.
Ma mère est stricte sur les bonnes manières. My mother is strict about manners.
De nombreux chiens ont en commun la manie d'aboyer sur les inconnus. Barking at strangers is a habit common to many dogs.
Garde un œil sur les filles. Keep an eye on the girls.
Parler la même langue entre plusieurs cultures est parfois source d'une plus grande confusion que de parler des langues différentes, car alors on est moins vigilant sur les sens différents que peuvent prendre les mêmes mots. Speaking the same language in between several cultures sometimes is a source of more confusion than to speak different languages, since we are less aware of the different meanings that the same words can entail.
Une commission a été constituée pour enquêter sur les prix. A committee was constituted to investigate prices.
J'ai acheté un livre sur les animaux. I bought a book about animals.
Sa campagne joue sur les peurs des électeurs. His campaign is playing on the fears of the voters.
Elle l'a conseillé sur les livres à lire. She advised him on what books to read.
Bien qu'elle fût en colère et blessée, elle décida de fermer les yeux sur les infidélités de son mari. Though she was angry and hurt, she decided to turn a blind eye to her husband's philandering.
La psychologie se penche sur les émotions humaines. Psychology deals with human emotions.
La façon de parler de Tom me tapa sur les nerfs. Tom's way of speaking got on my nerves.
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