Usage examples of "tomber dans les pommes" in French with translation to English

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Tom est presque tombé dans les pommes. Tom almost fainted.
J’ai failli tomber dans les pommes. I almost passed out.
Elle est presque tombée dans les pommes. She almost passed out.
Elle est tombée dans les pommes en voyant l'accident. She blacked out on seeing the scene of the accident.
Pour passer d'une phrase à l'autre, Tom tendait son bras. Mary le saisissait fermement et sautait par-dessus le point en évitant de tomber dans l'espace. In order to cross from one sentence to the other, Tom was stretching out his arm. Mary clinged firmly on to it and jumped over the dot, avoiding to fall in the space.
Les pommes de terre cuites sont tellement plus faciles à digérer que les pommes en terre cuite. Boiled potatoes are much easier to digest than terracotta potatoes.
Dans les bois, elle rencontra deux étrangers. In the woods, she met with two strangers.
Alors qu'il était sur le point de tomber dans la rivière, il s'agrippa à l'arbre. As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree.
Que préférez-vous, les pommes ou les bananes ? Which do you prefer, apples or bananas?
L'uranium doit être enrichi avant d'être utilisé dans les armes nucléaires. Uranium has to be enriched before it can be used in nuclear weapons.
Les pommes sont vendues à la douzaine. Apples are sold by the dozen.
Il m'a collé un coup de pied dans les roubignoles. He kicked me in the balls.
Les pommes sont rouges ou vertes. Apples are red or green.
Avant même que tu ne le saches, tu seras dans les journaux. Next thing you know, you'll be in the papers.
Est-ce que tu aimes les pommes ? Don't you like apples?
Je le félicite, je félicite le Gouverneur Palin pour tout ce qu'ils ont fait. Et je me réjouis de travailler avec eux pour renouveler la promesse de cette nation dans les mois à venir. I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
Toutes les pommes qui tombent sont mangées par les cochons. All the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
Les récentes avancées de la médecine introduiront un nouvel âge dans les soins médicaux. Recent advances in medicine will usher in a new age in medical care.
Tu aimes les pommes ou les oranges ? Do you like apples or oranges?
S'il vous plaît abstenez-vous de fumer dans les endroits publics. Please refrain from smoking in public places.
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