Sentence examples of "dumb action" in English

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My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain. La lenteur de ma fille pour agir me fait mal.

He remained dumb during this discussion. Il est resté muet au cours de cette discussion.

If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action. Si toute votre vie vous vous abstenez du meurtre, du vol, de la fornication, du parjure, du blasphème et de l'outrecuidance envers vos parents, votre église et votre roi, on vous considérera conventionnellement comme digne d'admiration morale, même si vous n'avez jamais fait un seul geste gentil ou généreux.

In other words, she's dumb. En d'autres termes, elle est bête.

He is a man of action. C'est un homme d'action.

Don't play dumb! Ne fais pas l'imbécile.

Thomas is a man of action. Thomas est un homme d'action.

He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb. Il fut fatigué d'être l'avocat du diable et maintenant accepte chaque idée qu'ils proposent, peu importe qu'elle soit idiote.

Less words, more action. Moins de mots, davantage d'actions.

I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself. Je suis trop bête... J'essaie de t'expliquer des choses que je ne comprends pas moi-même.

I believe that his action was in the right. Je crois que son action était la bonne.

The world is full of dumb people. Le monde est plein d’idiots.

All we need now is action, not discussion. Tout ce dont nous avons besoin maintenant est l'action, pas la discussion.

He is too dumb to fear danger. Il est trop stupide pour craindre le danger.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. À chaque action correspond une réaction égale et opposée.

The dumber the white man is, the more the black man looks dumb to him. Moins le blanc est intelligent, plus le noir lui paraît bête.

His prompt action prevented an epidemic. Son action rapide a évité une épidémie.

Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb. Helen Keller était aveugle, sourde et muette.

He's trying to muscle in on my territory and get a piece of the action. Il tente de s'immiscer sur mon territoire et d'obtenir une part du gâteau.

We were struck dumb with astonishment. Nous étions sans voix d'étonnement.

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