Sentence examples of "strain back" in English

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He stopped short and looked back. Il s'arrêta brusquement et regarda en arrière.

The rope broke under the strain. La corde a cassé sous la charge.

I'll be back in ten minutes. Je serai de retour dans 10 minutes.

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." Il y a un culte de l'ignorance aux États-Unis d'Amérique et il y en a toujours eu un. L'effort d'anti-intellectualisme a été un fil conducteur de notre vie politique et culturelle, nourri par l'idée erronée que la démocratie signifie que « mon ignorance vaut tout autant que votre savoir ».

It reveals local executives' ambitions of bringing the region back to the top. Cela révèle l'ambition des dirigeants locaux de redonner à la région son niveau d'excellence.

France has banned a strain of genetically modified maize. La France a prohibé une variété de maïs transgénique.

He turned his back on the old tradition. Il a tourné le dos à la vieille tradition.

You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light. Tu vas fatiguer tes yeux à essayer de lire dans cette lumière.

I'll be back within an hour. Je serai de retour d'ici une heure.

Air traffic controllers are under severe mental strain. Les contrôleurs du trafic aérien sont soumis à une forte pression psychologique.

He made a lot of money in New York and went back to the small town where he was born. Il se fit beaucoup d'argent à New-York et retourna dans la petite ville où il était né.

I will be back to square one and have to take the classes over. Je serai de nouveau à la case départ et devrai reprendre les cours à zéro.

The cat arched its back and stretched itself. Le chat arqua le dos et s'étira.

I'll take back everything I said. Je retirerai tout ce que j'ai dit.

I got the money back from him. Il m'a redonné l'argent.

I saw your profile today at tatoeba.org and I love it. I would like to know more about you, so please email me back and I will send you some pictures of me. J'ai vu votre profil aujourd'hui sur tatoeba.org et j'en raffole. Je voudrais mieux vous connaître, donc envoyez-moi un courriel en retour et je vous enverrai des photos de moi.

She will be back in less than ten minutes. Elle sera de retour dans moins de dix minutes.

It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word. Il est plus facile d'attraper un cheval fugitif que de rattraper un mot échappé.

"I'm soaked with sweat.' "Step back. You stink!" "Je suis trempé de sueur." "Éloigne-toi, tu pues !"

I have nothing to fall back on. Je n'ai rien sur quoi me rabattre.

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