Sentence examples of "poignée du javelot" in French
Comme je tournais la poignée du vilebrequin, le vieux tracteur s'ébranla de nouveau.
As I turned the handle of the crankshaft, the old tractor sputtered to life.
Les États-Unis s'imaginent tenir la poignée du bâton.
The U.S. thinks it is getting the short end of the stick.
J'ai essayé d'ouvrir la porte, et la poignée est tombée.
I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.
Les seules traces de doigt que la police a trouvé sur la poignée de porte étaient de Tom.
The only fingerprints that the police found on the doorknob were Tom's.
Nombre parmi les quelques sept mille langues que compte le monde ne sont parlées que par une poignée de personnes vivantes et sont menacées d'extinction.
Many of the world's seven thousand or so languages are spoken only by handfuls of living people and are in danger of extinction.
Le garçon rassembla une poignée de cacahuètes et les mit dans une petite boite.
The boy gathered a handful of peanuts and put them in a small box.
Je pensais qu'une poignée de gens serait venue faire du ski-nautique avec nous, mais absolument personne ne se manifesta.
I thought a bunch of people would go water skiing with us, but absolutely no one else showed up.
Je n'oublierai jamais la poignée de main au Président l'année dernière.
I'll never forget shaking the President's hand last year.
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