Usage examples of "getting closer" in English with translation to French

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This isn't quite it yet but I think that we are getting closer. Ce n'est pas encore tout à fait ça mais je crois qu'on se rapproche de la solution.

He tried getting closer to her using every possible means. Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles.

We're getting closer. Nous nous approchons.

Are you closer to your mother or to your father? Es-tu plus proche de ta mère ou de ton père ?

Upon getting home, I went straight to bed. Après être rentré à la maison je me rendis directement au lit.

Tom, back ten words, couldn't see very well this one. Mary, who stood closer, described it to him. Tom, dix mots en arrière, ne voyait pas bien ce mot-ci. Mary, qui était plus près, le lui décrivit.

Apparently, it's getting more difficult to find a good job. Apparemment, il devient plus difficile d'obtenir un bon emploi.

Draw your chair closer to the fire. Approchez votre chaise du feu.

I'm getting pretty tired of driving every morning. Je me lasse pas mal de conduire tous les matins.

If you'd prefer a room closer to the Convention Center, please let us know. Si vous préférez une chambre plus proche du Palais des Congrès, veuillez nous en informer.

The day is getting longer and longer. Le jour s'allonge de plus en plus.

In order to see that picture better, I want to get a little closer. Afin que je puisse mieux voir ce tableau, je voudrais m'en rapprocher un peu.

Dark tourism consists in getting kicks from the world's poverty and misery. Le tourisme noir consiste à prendre son pied de la pauvreté et de la misère du monde.

With every broken vow, you bring our ideal closer to destruction. Avec chaque serment rompu, tu rapproches un peu plus notre idéal de la destruction.

My father is always getting angry. Mon père se met toujours en colère.

Comedy is much closer to real life than drama. La comédie est bien plus près de la vie réelle que le drame.

Actually, the earth is getting warmer. En fait, la terre se réchauffe.

Science, my lad, is made out of errors, but of good ones, for they bring you step by step closer to the truth. La science, mon garçon, est faite d’erreurs, mais d’erreurs qu’il est bon de commettre, car elles mènent peu à peu à la vérité.

He tried getting close to her using every means possible. Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles.

They feel closer than brothers. Ils se sentent plus proches que des frères.

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