Usage examples of "jeter bas" in French with translation to English

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C'est très bas. It's very low.
Combien de bois une marmotte vomirait-elle si une marmotte pouvait jeter du bois ? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Sarah était au plus bas pendant plusieurs semaines après le décès de sa mère. Sarah was at a low ebb for several weeks after her mother died.
Demain je vais jeter un melon d'eau du toit d'un immeuble de cinq étages, juste pour le plaisir. Tomorrow I'm going to throw a watermelon off the roof of a five-story building just for the hell of it.
Lorsque les vaches volent haut et les boeufs volent bas, c'est qu'il y a probablement une tornade. When the cow flies high and the ox flies low, there probably is a twister.
Que tu viennes et dises maintenant cette sorte de chose équivaudrait à jeter de l'huile sur le feu. For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.
Les rameaux qui en donnent le plus sont ceux qui pendent le plus vers le bas. The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
Tu ne dois pas jeter un sort sur quelqu'un à l'intérieur de l'école. You must not cast a spell upon someone inside the school.
Quand le soleil de la culture est bas, même les nains projettent de longues ombres. When the sun of culture is low, even dwarfs will cast long shadows.
Combien de bois une marmotte jetterait-elle si une marmotte pouvait jeter du bois ? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Achète bas, vends haut ! Buy low, sell high.
Elle est passée sans même me jeter un regard. She passed by without glancing at me.
La compagnie exploitait ses travailleurs en leur payant un salaire très bas. The company exploited its workers with low pay.
Je lui ai dit de ne pas jeter de pierres. I told him not to throw stones.
Il y a plus de crédits bancaires grâce à des taux d'intérêts plus bas. Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates.
Me permettez-vous de jeter un coup d'oeil à votre journal ? Can I have a look at your newspaper?
Les étrangers ont tendance à trouver les plafonds japonnais plutôt bas. In Japan the ceilings are quite low for foreigners.
Puis-je jeter un œil au magazine ? Can I have a look at the magazine?
Le prix est bas mais la qualité est médiocre. The price is low, but the quality isn't very good.
Nous ne pouvons arracher une seule page de notre vie, mais nous pouvons jeter le livre au feu. We cannot tear a single page from our life, but we can throw the book into the fire.
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