Sentence examples of "great pleasures" in English
A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death.
La force irradie d'un grand guerrier. Il n'a pas besoin de combattre à mort.
Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life?
Sais-tu que la conversation est un des plus grands plaisirs de l'existence ?
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.
Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
Pleasure is not bad in itself, but certain pleasures bring more pain than pleasure.
Le plaisir n'est pas un mal en soi, mais certains plaisirs apportent plus de peine que de plaisir.
He is always dwelling on the pleasures of the past.
Il est constamment perdu dans des pensées nostalgiques.
The princess's taste for pleasures was expanding; and we thought only about how to sprinkle on them new seasonings, so as to give them more spice.
Le goût de la princesse pour les plaisirs était en plein essor ; et l'on ne songeait qu'à leur donner de nouveaux assaisonnements qui pussent les rendre plus piquants.
He is inclined to argue at great length.
Il a tendance à fournir beaucoup d'efforts pour argumenter.
Of all pleasures, the sweetest is to see oneself praised by those that everybody is praising.
De tous les plaisirs, le plaisir le plus doux, c'est de se voir loué de ceux que chacun loue.
"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!"
Chérie, vite, vite. Ce site web, Tatoeba, vend ses collections de phrases aux enchères pour un cent chacune ! Ils ont même une offre spéciale du type pour cent achetées on vous en offre une !" "Ah super ! maintenant les gens collectionnent les phrases ! mais où va le monde ?"
The eating of delicious food is one of the most intense and poignant pleasures of life.
La consommation de nourriture délicieuse est l'un des plaisirs de la vie les plus intenses et poignants.
He bribed that politician with a great deal of money.
Il a soudoyé cet homme politique avec une grosse somme d'argent.
How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity.
Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Le grand plaisir de la vie, c'est de faire ce que les gens disent que vous ne pouvez pas faire.
He regards women as disposable pleasures rather than as meaningful pursuits.
Il considère les femmes comme des plaisirs jetables plutôt que comme une quête durable.
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