Sentence examples of "gain weight" in English

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Some people gain weight when they stop smoking. Certaines personnes grossissent après avoir arrêté de fumer.

She began to gain weight. Elle se mit à prendre du poids.

If you pig out every day, you're sure to gain too much weight. Si tu t'empiffres tous les jours, tu es certain de prendre trop de poids.

We’re going to make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain. Nous allons nous assurer que personne ne tire avantage du peuple étasunien pour son propre profit à court terme.

The remark you made at the party about Lisa's weight was totally uncalled for. La remarque que tu as faite à la fête à propos du poids de Lisa était totalement déplacée.

The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. La question clé n'est pas qu'est-ce que je peux gagner mais qu'est-ce que j'ai à perdre.

However much she eats, she never gains weight. Quoi qu'elle mange, elle ne grossit pas.

For everything you gain, you lose something else. Pour tout, que vous gagnez, vous perdez quelque chose d'autre.

He has been gaining weight. Il a pris du poids.

You have little to gain and much to lose. Vous avez peu à gagner et beaucoup à perdre.

The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight. La glace sur le lac est trop fine pour supporter ton poids.

There appeared at this time a lady at Court, who drew the eyes of the whole world; and one may imagine she was a perfect beauty, to gain admiration in a place where there were so many fine women. Il parut alors une beauté à la cour, qui attira les yeux de tout le monde, et l’on doit croire que c’était une beauté parfaite, puisqu’elle donna de l’admiration dans un lieu où l’on était si accoutumé à voir de belles personnes.

She was advised by him to lose weight. Il lui conseilla de perdre du poids.

Eat more, or you won't gain strength. Mange davantage, ou tu ne te renforceras pas.

You've put on weight, haven't you? Tu as pris du poids, n'est-ce pas ?

I don't think you can gain his ear. Je ne pense pas que tu puisses être entendu par lui.

All these books will be worth their weight in gold someday. Un jour, tous ces livres vaudront leur pesant d'or.

A small gain is better than a great loss. Un petit gain vaut mieux qu'une grosse perte.

He sank under the weight of age. Il ployait sous le poids des années.

You risk losing when you want to gain too much. On hasarde de perdre en voulant trop gagner.

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