Sentence examples of "drain purse" in English

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This country suffers from brain drain. Ce pays souffre de la fuite de ses cerveaux.

My wife holds the purse strings in our family. C'est ma femme qui tient les cordons de la bourse dans notre famille.

No, you may not put the colander on your head; you can be an astronaut after I drain the pasta. Non, tu ne peux pas te mettre la passoire sur la tête ; tu feras l'astronaute après que j'aurai égoutté les pâtes.

She wondered where she had lost her purse. Elle se demanda où elle avait perdu son sac à main.

Don't lose your purse. Ne perds pas ton porte-monnaie.

I put my money in a purse. J'ai mis mon argent dans un porte-monnaie.

I seem to have lost my purse. J'ai l'impression d'avoir perdu mon porte-monnaie.

He seems to have a fat purse. Il semble avoir une bourse bien garnie.

I lost my purse on my way to school. J'ai perdu mon porte-monnaie en allant à l'école.

She was robbed of her purse. Son sac à main lui a été dérobé.

She kept a tight rein on the purse strings. Elle serrait fermement les anses de son sac à main.

Empty the purse into this bag. Vide le porte-monnaie dans ce sac.

This purse is made of paper. Ce porte-monnaie est en papier.

Will you help me look for my purse? Peux-tu m'aider à retrouver mon porte-monnaie ?

A heavy purse makes a light heart. Une bourse pleine remplit le cœur de joie.

I had my purse stolen in the bus. On m'a volé mon portefeuille dans le bus.

It was not until I reached home that I missed my purse. C'est après être arrivé à la maison que j'ai oublié mon porte-monnaie.

Mrs. Baker had her purse stolen. Mrs. Baker s'est fait voler son porte-monnaie.

I examined the purse again, and found it empty. J'ai vérifié le porte-monnaie à nouveau, et constaté qu'il était vide.

A boy snatched my purse as he rode by on his bicycle. Un garçon m'a dérobé mon sac en passant à vélo.

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