Sentence examples of "être à bout de souffle" in French

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Sa vieille voiture est à bout de souffle. His old car is on its last legs.
J'étais à bout de souffle. I ran out of breath.
Il est à bout de patience. His patience is worn out.
Il va lui falloir deux heures pour venir à bout de cette tâche. It will take him two hours to finish the work.
Il est à bout de force. He's on his last legs.
Il est arrivé à bout de son travail. He got through his work.
Il fut difficile de venir à bout de la tache de café. It was difficult to remove the coffee stain.
Mon attitude vis-à-vis des virgules est physiologique ; plus j'ai de souffle, moins j'ai besoin de virgules. My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use.
Ils y avaient songé depuis un bout de temps. They had been thinking about it for some time.
"Si seulement tu pouvais entièrement être à moi !" dit le petit lapin noir. "I wish you were all mine!" said the little black rabbit.
Il a tiré à bout portant. He fired at point blank range.
Qui est assis là à l'autre bout de la table ? Who is sitting at the other end of the table?
Il paraît toujours être à moitié endormi, mais une fois qu'il est engagé dans une dispute, il est très efficace. He always looks like he's half-asleep, but once he gets into an argument, he really goes to town.
Mettez les tables bout à bout. Put the tables end to end.
Ça fait un bout de temps qu'on ne t'a pas vu. We haven't seen you in a while.
Être à bord d'une grande roue est mon activité préférée. Riding in a Ferris wheel is my favorite thing to do.
C'est vrai que le projet est une tâche difficile, mais M. Hara sera capable d'en venir à bout (de le mener à bien). It's true that the project is a difficult task, but Mr Hara will be able to bring it off.
Il se tenait au bout de la queue. He stood at the end of the line.
Je veux être à la maison. I want to be at home.
Ma patience est à bout. My patience is worn out.
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