Sentence examples of "if not" in English
Many, if not most, professional translators only translate into their native language.
Beaucoup, sinon la plupart des traducteurs professionnels traduisent seulement vers leur langue natale.
He makes most, if not all, of the important decisions for his company.
Il prend la plupart des décisions importantes, sinon toutes, pour sa société.
His skeptical friend said that a truly productive space industry may be hundreds, if not thousands, of years from now.
Son ami sceptique dit qu'une industrie spatiale véritablement productive était peut-être à des centaines, sinon des milliers d'années d'ici.
What are we, indeed, what is our character, if not the concentration of the things which we have lived since our birth.
Que sommes-nous, en effet, qu'est ce que notre caractère, sinon la condensation de l'histoire que nous avons vécue depuis notre naissance.
Most of, if not all, electronic and mechanical devices on airplanes are redundant in order to prevent failures.
La plupart, si ce n'est la totalité, des dispositifs électroniques et mécaniques d'un avion sont redondants afin d’éviter les pannes.
When seen in the perspective of half-a-dozen years or more, the best of our fashions strike us as grotesque, if not unsightly.
Quand on les observe à une demi-douzaine d'années, ou plus, de distance, même les plus belles modes nous paraissent grotesques, voire disgracieuses.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Un homme qui peut conduire prudemment en embrassant une jolie dame ne consacre tout simplement pas au baiser l'attention qu'il mérite.
Not only my daughter but some of her classmates say that they saw the criminal.
Non seulement ma fille mais certains de ses camarades de classe disent qu'ils virent le criminel.
He is not a man to admit his mistakes easily.
Il n'est pas le genre d'homme à admettre facilement ses erreurs.
If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week.
Si mon avion ne s'écrase pas, si je ne me fais pas enlever par des voleurs d'organes, je vous passe un coup de fil en début de semaine.
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