Sentence examples for french close from inspiring English sources

Toussaint's victories in the north, together with mulatto successes in the south and British occupation of the coasts, brought the French close to disaster.

In disarray, the Neapolitan army fled back to Naples, with the pursuing French close behind.

The French closed their studbook to foreign horses in 1937.

The festivities are not fixed yet, but it is hard to imagine the French closing the Champs-Élysées for Carnival.

The French closed the hill to the public and housed troops there, but they also began archaeological digs.

Americans often turn to bilingual services like Paris Real Estate Finders (www.parisrealestatefinders.com), which not only sift through the offerings but also help buyers find the requisite notaire, or lawyer, line up a mortgage and survive a French closing.

Not so much the French Open as the French closed.

Having ascertained the identity of the ships Dance signalled for his merchants to form the line of battle, and continued their heading, while the French closed, but made no move to attack.

On 11 August the French closed in and the two fleets manoeuvred in preparation for a battle, but around 16:00, a Nor'easter storm broke out, scattering both fleets.

Corbet now found himself outnumbered and began to launch rockets and flares in the hope of attracting Rowley's attention and as the French closed with Africaine, he readied his ship for action.

Keep a French-English or French-French dictionary close at hand, but try not to use it!