Usage examples of "have a word" in English with translation to French

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Can I have a word with you? Puis-je te toucher un mot ?

I'd like to have a word with you. J'aimerais vous toucher un mot.

Can you spare me a few minutes? I'd like to have a word with you. Pouvez-vous me consacrer quelques minutes ? J'ai juste un mot à vous dire.

Just a word can do harm to a person. Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un.

Have a nice vacation. Passe de bonnes vacances.

If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary. Si tu ne connais pas la signification d'un mot, vérifie dans un dictionnaire.

Your eyes have a certain magnetism. Vos yeux ont un certain magnétisme.

You can not believe a word he says. On ne peut pas croire un mot de ce qu'il dit.

May I have a bus route map? Puis-je avoir un plan des lignes de bus ?

In a word, life is short. En un mot, la vie est courte.

I find that Frankfurters have a better taste than Viennese. Je trouve que les Francfortains ont bien plus de goût que les Viennois.

As their conversation was in French, I could not understand a word. Comme leur conversation était en français, je ne pouvais pas en comprendre un mot.

Your forehead is quite hot. I think you have a fever. Ton front est très chaud ; je pense que tu as de la fièvre.

Tom didn't understand a word Mary said. Tom ne comprenais pas ce que Marie disait.

The USA is the most dangerous place in the world to have a haircut. Les USA sont l'endroit le plus dangereux du monde pour se faire couper les cheveux.

You talk so fast I can't understand a word you say. Tu parles tellement vite que je ne comprends pas un mot de ce que tu dis.

I have a predilection for beef. J'ai une préférence pour le bœuf.

Between astonishment and sorrow, she could not speak a word. Entre stupéfaction et chagrin, elle ne pouvait prononcer un mot.

People who don't have a computer can't make full use of this MP3 player function. Ceux qui n'ont pas d'ordinateur ne peuvent faire plein usage de cette fonction de lecteur Mp3.

It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for. C'est un mot pour lequel j'aimerais trouver un substitut.

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