Usage examples of "paper war" in English with translation to French

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Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan. De plus, cette chambre n'est pas munie d'air climatisé ou rien de tel. Il n'y a qu'un éventail.
It is not for the vanquished to talk of war. Quand on ne s'y connait pas, on s'abstient. @modifier (je cherche une expression !)
Draw a line on your paper. Tirez un trait sur votre feuille de papier.
He was killed in the war. Il a été tué à la guerre.
Books are made out of paper. Les livres sont faits de papier.
The death of the king brought about a war. La mort du roi a entraîné une guerre.
The man reading a paper over there is my uncle. L'homme par là-bas qui lit le journal est mon oncle.
A war may break out at any moment. Une guerre peut éclater à tout moment.
These documents were printed on recycled paper. Ces documents ont été imprimés sur du papier recyclé.
He explained the political background of the war on TV. Il expliqua l'arrière-plan politique de la guerre à la télé.
You're not a serious mathematician unless you crumple up a piece of paper in frustration every twenty minutes, look off into space, and appear to be questioning your very existence. Vous n'êtes pas un vrai mathématicien à moins que vous ne froissiez un morceau de papier tous les vingt minutes en signe d'exaspération, regardiez en l'air et sembliez mettre en question jusqu'à votre propre existence.
Civilization is now threatened by nuclear war. De nos jours, la civilisation est menacée par la guerre nucléaire.
I traded old newspapers for toilet paper. J'ai troqué tous les vieux journaux contre du papier toilette.
Peace has returned after three years of war. La paix est revenue après trois années de guerre.
I was compelled to sign the paper. J'ai été obligé de signer le papier.
War concerns us all. La guerre nous concerne tous.
This paper does not absorb ink. Ce papier n'absorbe pas l'encre.
When did the Thirty Years' War take place? Quand la Guerre de Trente Ans a-t-elle eu lieu ?
Quickly Sadako tried to fold the paper before she fell asleep. Sadako essaya rapidement de plier le papier avant qu'elle ne s'endorme.
Everybody knows that he lost his leg in the war. Tout le monde sait qu'il a perdu sa jambe à la guerre.
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