Sentence examples of "tête en bas" in French

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Personne ne remarqua que le tableau était suspendu la tête en bas. Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down.
Un polyglotte est quelqu'un qui sait lire la tête en bas. A polyglot is someone who can read upside-down.
Hier, une voiture est tombée en bas du ravin. Yesterday a car fell over the cliff.
Il me fit signe de la tête en passant. He nodded to me as he passed.
Qu'est-ce qui passe en bas? What's going on down there?
Il a l'habitude de hocher la tête en écoutant une conversation. He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.
Il y a en bas une dame qui veut s'entretenir avec vous. There is a lady downstairs who wants to speak to you.
Il me fit un signe de la tête en passant. He nodded to me as he passed.
Quand on tombe dans les escaliers, on se retrouve en bas rapidement. When you fall off the stairs, you're downstairs quickly.
Il a incliné la tête en réponse à ma question. He nodded in response to my question.
Tes notes étaient bien en bas de la moyenne ce semestre. Your marks were well below average this term.
Ses cheveux se dressèrent sur sa tête en voyant le fantôme. Her hair stood on end at the sight of a ghost.
J'ai laissé mon dictionnaire en bas. I left my dictionary downstairs.
Elle hocha la tête en signe d'approbation. She nodded her head in agreement.
Les notes sont en bas de page. The notes are at the bottom of the page.
Elle hocha de la tête en réponse à ma question. She nodded in response to my question.
Notre invité nous attend en bas. Our guest is waiting for us downstairs.
Il a mis ses affaires en bas et à gauche. He put his things down and left.
Il vint en bas. He came downstairs.
Elle fit porter la caisse en bas. She had the box carried downstairs.
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