Sentence examples of "gold coin" in English
Gold gives an air of beauty even to ugliness: but with poverty everything becomes frightful.
L'or même à la laideur donne un teint de beauté : mais tout devient affreux avec la pauvreté.
He came across this old coin in an antique shop.
Il tomba par hasard sur cette vieille pièce dans un magasin d'antiquités.
But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.
Mais, pour ne pas les scandaliser, va à la mer, jette l'hameçon, et tire le premier poisson qui viendra ; ouvre-lui la bouche, et tu trouveras un statère. Prends-le, et donne-le-leur pour moi et pour toi.
All these books will be worth their weight in gold someday.
Un jour, tous ces livres vaudront leur pesant d'or.
Right and wrong are two faces of the same coin. Whoever has the power decides which face gets what inscription.
Le bien et le mal sont les deux faces d'une même pièce. Celui qui détient le pouvoir décide quelle face prend quelle inscription.
He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees.
Il avait entendu des histoires merveilleuses de villes d'or et d'arbres d'argent.
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