Sentence examples of "se mettre au pas" in French
J'ai besoin de trouver un boulot au pas de course pour payer mes factures.
I need to find a better job on the double to pay my bills.
À une époque où l'on faisait taire les voix des femmes et où l'on congédiait leurs espoirs, elle a survécu pour les voir se mettre debout et se prononcer et tendre la main pour prendre un scrutin.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot.
Pour une raison ou une autre je n'arrive pas à me mettre au travail.
For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
Il a tendance à se mettre en colère quand les gens s'opposent à lui.
He tends to get angry when people oppose him.
Je venais de me mettre au lit quand le téléphone commença à sonner.
I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring.
Les gens peuvent choisir de se mettre à aimer mais ne peuvent choisir d'arrêter.
People can choose to start loving, but can't choose to stop.
Allons, Jacques, c'est Noël. Tu dois te mettre au diapason des choses.
Come on Jack, it's Christmas. You've got to get into the spirit of things.
Si tu te trouves piégée par un ours dans la forêt, ta meilleure option est de te mettre au sol et de faire la morte.
If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
Je pense qu'il est temps que je réfléchisse à me mettre au régime.
I think it's time for me to consider going on a diet.
Tout écrivain, pour écrire nettement, doit se mettre à la place de ses lecteurs.
Every writer, in order to write, must put himself in his reader's shoes.
Si tu te trouves piégé par un ours dans la forêt, ta meilleure option est de te mettre au sol et de faire le mort.
If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
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