Sentence examples of "do a disservice" in English
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
Avoir le droit de faire une chose n'est pas du tout la même chose que d'avoir raison de le faire.
The research director had the department do a thorough job in testing the new product.
Le directeur de la recherche fit faire au département un travail complet de test du nouveau produit.
He does not like to wait until the last moment to do a thing.
Il n'aime pas attendre jusqu'au dernier moment pour faire quelque chose.
People can't do a lot of things at the same time.
Les gens ne peuvent pas faire beaucoup de choses en même temps.
Since you do a lot of commuting, it stands to reason that using a smaller car would save you money at the pump.
Puisque tu fais beaucoup de navettes, il semble cohérent qu'utiliser une voiture plus petite, te ferais économiser de l'argent à la pompe.
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
Le plus grand plaisir que je connaisse, c'est de faire une bonne action discrètement et qu'on la découvre par hasard.
Now that my brother is a university student, he has to do a lot of reading.
Maintenant que mon frère est étudiant à l'université, il doit beaucoup lire.
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