Usage examples of "tonnes" in French with translation to English

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Ce pont ne supporte que dix tonnes. This bridge bears only ten tons.
Nous voudrions commander 18 tonnes d'huile d'olive. We'd like to order 18 tonnes of olive oil.
L'avalanche a précipité des tonnes de neige au bas de la montagne. The avalanche hurtled tons of snow down the mountain.
La production d'acier a atteint environ 100 millions de tonnes l'année dernière. Steel production reached an estimated 100 million tons last year.
On estime que la production d'acier atteindra les 100 millions de tonnes cette année. Steel production is estimated to reach 100 million tons this year.
Lorsque je suis arrivé au bureau, j'avais une tonne de travail. Je me démenais comme un poulet sans tête. When I got to the office, I had tons of work waiting for me. I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
Il tonna, puis il plut. First it thundered, and then it started to rain.
Pour empirer les choses, il se mit à tonner. To make matters worse, it began to thunder fiercely.
J'avais à peine marché un kilomètre et demi lorsqu'il se mit à tonner. I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
Environ mille tonnes de farine sont exportées chaque année. About two million pounds of flour are exported annually.
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