Sentence examples of "ground rule" in English
We should lay down a few ground rules before we begin.
Nous devrions établir quelques règles de base avant de commencer.
The treaty did not ban nuclear tests under the ground.
Le traité n'interdisait pas les tests nucléaires souterrains.
Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, ages it is the rule.
La folie est quelque chose de rare chez les individus, mais dans les groupes, les partis, les peuples, les âges, c'est la norme.
Our project didn't get off the ground until he joined the company.
Notre projet n'a pas décollé jusqu'à ce qu'il rejoigne l'entreprise.
You're too young to know what a slide rule is.
Tu es trop jeune pour savoir ce qu'est une règle à calcul.
And had pipes under the ground to carry dirty water away.
Et dispose de tuyaux dans le sol pour éliminer l'eau souillée.
This rule can be read in two different ways.
Cette règle peut être lue de deux manières différentes.
There are some cases where this rule does not apply.
Il y a des cas pour lesquels cette règle ne s’applique pas.
He makes it a rule never to speak ill of others.
Il tient pour principe de ne jamais parler des autres en mal.
Sophie's finger was bleeding so badly, that blood was dripping on the ground.
Le doigt de Sophie saignait si fort, que le sang coulait à terre.
Ironically, that old grammar rule that says "never end a sentence with a preposition" does just that!
De manière ironique, la vieille règle de grammaire qui dit "ne jamais terminer une phrase par une préposition" le fait précisément !
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