Les Pays Bas avaient beaucoup de canaux qui gelaient pendant les longs hivers.
Holland had many canals which froze solid during the long winters.
Lorsque l'hiver était rude, comme en 1929, et que les rivières gelaient, des brise-glaces assuraient la continuité du service.
In severe winters, eg 1929, when rivers freeze, icebreakers would break open the ice in order to maintain the service.
Mes mains gelaient.
I couldn't feel my hands.
Mes mains gelaient.
I couldn't feel my hands!
Les alpinistes gelaient fortement, surtout les derniers mètres de l’escalade du sommet qu"ils ont atteint le 25 septembre 1928 à 15 :30.
The climbers suffered freezing cold, especially on the last few metres of the ascent to the top. They eventually reached the summit on the 25th of September 1928 at 15:30.
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