Sentence examples of "do more harm than good" in English

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Smoking does you more harm than good. Fumer te fait davantage de mal que de bien.

I would like to do more. Je voudrais faire davantage.

She advised him to do more exercise. Elle lui conseilla de faire davantage d'exercice.

Do more exercise, or you'll get too fat. Fais plus d'exercice ou tu engraisseras.

We must do more than yesterday. Nous devons faire plus qu'hier.

Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on. Votre sœur plaît à M. Bingley, sur cela il ne peut y avoir de doutes; mais il est bien possible qu’il en demeure là, à moins qu’elle ne l’aide un peu.

A robot can do more work than a man can. Un robot peut travailler plus qu'un homme.

Everyone knows that an escort service offers more than a good massage. Tout le monde sait qu'un service d'hôtesses propose davantage qu'un bon massage.

Nothing is more valuable than good health. Il n'y a rien de plus précieux que la santé.

There are more Buddhists in Germany today than people who know how to make a good chocolate cake. Il y a de nos jours davantage de Bouddhistes en Allemagne qu'il n'y a de gens qui savent faire un bon gâteau au chocolat.

Rather than doing any good, the rain did a great deal of harm to the crop. La pluie a causé de gros dégâts à la récolte, plutôt qu'elle lui a fait quoi que ce soit de bien.

I'm not good at swimming any more than running. Je ne suis pas bon en natation et pas plus à la course.

Everything has a price, the good being more expensive than the bad. Tout se paie, le bien plus cher que le mal.

Nancy has been on good terms with my sister for more than five years. Nancy a été en bons termes avec ma sœur pendant plus de cinq ans.

A good method plays a much more important role in language learning than the vague concept of innate ability. Une bonne méthode joue un rôle beaucoup plus important dans l'apprentissage des langues qu'un vague concept d'aptitude innée.

It is easier to write a bad poem than to understand a good one. Il est plus facile d'écrire un mauvais poème que d'en comprendre un bon.

I like bananas more than apples. J'aime plus les bananes que les pommes.

He has more than five dictionaries. Il a plus de cinq dictionnaires.

I've been looking for them for more than one hour. Je les ai cherchés pendant plus d'une heure.

You'll have to pay a damn sight more than that for it. Tu vas devoir payer drôlement plus que ça pour l'avoir.

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