Usage examples of "tirer leçon" in French with translation to English

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Je vais vous donner une leçon. I'm going to teach you a lesson.
Elle préférerait tirer les avantages du célibat que d'acheter une belle robe blanche. She would rather take advantage of being single than buy a beautiful white dress.
La leçon deux est facile. Lesson Two is easy.
Une plus grande demande pour du café de haute qualité a contribué à tirer les prix vers le haut. Greater demand for high-quality coffee has helped drive coffee prices higher.
La leçon est annulée demain. This lesson is cancelled tomorrow.
Ils étaient prêts à courir le risque de se faire tirer dessus par l'ennemi. They were ready to run the risk of being shot by the enemy.
Le sort me réserva une solide leçon. Fate taught me a hard lesson.
Il ne put se résigner à tirer sur le cerf. He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.
Peu de gens vinrent à la leçon. Few people came to the lecture.
Pour réussir à faire parler la timide Kyoko à une fête, il faut lui tirer les vers du nez. Getting shy Kyoko to talk at a party is like pulling teeth.
Vous devez lui donner une leçon ! You need to teach her a lesson!
La publicité peut être décrite comme la science de stopper l'intelligence humaine assez longtemps pour en tirer de l'argent. Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
Commençons par la leçon 10. Let's start with Lesson Ten.
De la lecture de bons livres on peut tirer du plaisir, de l'amitié, de l'expérience et de l'instruction. From reading good books we can derive pleasure, friendship, experience and instruction.
J'ai trouvé un jour dans une école un garçon de taille moyenne qui maltraitait un petit garçon. Je lui ai fait la leçon, mais il a répondu : "Les grands me frappent, alors je frappe les petits ; c'est juste." Par ces paroles, il a résumé toute l'histoire du genre humain. I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.
Arrête de me tirer les cheveux ! Stop pulling my hair!
La résignation est la première leçon de la vie. Resignation is the first lesson of life.
N'oublie pas de tirer le chasse d'eau. Don't forget to flush the toilet.
Son échec m'a enseigné une bonne leçon. His failure taught me a good lesson.
Puis-je tirer le rideau ? May I draw the curtains?
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