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de long en large

back and forth

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phrase Rare #38,385
back and forth Used especially for walking or moving repeatedly in one area. With verbs such as visiter or explorer, it can mean thoroughly or all over.
FR: Le chien faisait les cent pas de long en large dans le couloir.
EN: The dog was pacing back and forth in the hallway.

Un inconnu marchait de long en large sur le trottoir.

A stranger was walking up and down the sidewalk.

Il n'arrête pas de marcher sans relâche de long en large.

He keeps pacing back and forth relentlessly.

Un homme que je ne connaissais pas marchait de long en large devant ma maison.

A man I didn’t know was pacing back and forth in front of my house.

Il marchait de long en large.

He was walking back and forth.

J'ai fait le palais de Ceausescu de long en large.

I explored the Ceausescu Palace from end to end.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Le lion marchait de long en large, dans sa cage, toute la journée.

The lion paced back and forth in his cage all day long.