Translation for "quelques coups" to english

Quelques coups

• some shots
• few strokes

Translation examples

some shots

Je suis allé en Californie, chez lui, tiré quelques coups de feu, et il a pas eu de couilles.
I FLEW TO CALIFORNIA, MAN, OUT TO HIS HOUSE, FIRED SOME SHOTS IN THE CRIB, AND HE DIDN'T HAVE THE BALLS TO DO A DAMN THING.

few strokes

En ce qui concerne les sanctions corporelles, le magistrat ou le juge peut user de son pouvoir discrétionnaire au cas par cas; lorsqu’il s’agit d’un jeune délinquant, quelques coups de canne souvent sont préférables à une peine de prison qui pourrait être pire pour lui.
As to the use of corporal punishment, he said that it was a matter for the discretion of the magistrate or judge in each case; where a young offender was concerned, it was often considered that a few strokes of the cane were preferable to a prison sentence, which could make matters worse where a juvenile was concerned.

Tu te sentiras mieux après quelques coups de bâtons ?
You don't know what's good for you! Have a few strokes!

Bien qu'il paraît que vous étiez en retard de quelques coups.
Although, it did look like you were down a few strokes.

- Donnez-moi quelques coups.
- Give me a few strokes.

Ce sont quelques coups de crayon.
It's a few strokes of a pen.