Sentence examples of "main thing" in English

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The main tap is turned off. Le robinet principal est fermé.

Death, it's the only thing we haven't succeeded in completely vulgarizing. La mort est la seule chose que nous n'avons pas réussi à complètement vulgariser.

The newspaper recalled the special correspondent to the main office in Tokyo. Le journal rappela le correspondant spécial au siège à Tokyo.

This is an important thing for all of you. C'est une chose importante pour vous tous.

The automobile industry is one of the main industries in Japan. L'industrie automobile est l'une des principales du Japon.

If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. S'il y a une chose impardonnable, c'est de ne pas pardonner.

All sweaters of this type are out of stock now. We'll order them from the main store in Tokyo. Tous les pull-overs de ce type sont en rupture de stock en ce moment. Nous les commanderons à la boutique principale à Tokyo.

I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.

The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states. L'argument principal du livre de Dennett est, en résumé, de nier l'existence des états mentaux internes.

I am glad I did not buy such a thing. J'ai bien fait de ne pas acheter ça.

Until recently, the main function of women was to marry and give birth to children. Jusqu'à récemment, le rôle principal des femmes était de se marier et de faire des enfants.

It's very rude of you to say a thing like that. C'est très impoli de ta part de dire un truc pareil.

This is the main gate to their house. C'est l'entrée principale de leur maison.

That's a really shallow thing to say. Ça manque vraiment de profondeur.

You must not lose sight of your main object. Il ne faut pas que tu perdes de vue ton objectif principal.

He would often say such a thing. Il disait souvent de telles choses.

The main valve is turned off. La valve principale est fermée.

The Kennedys were the closest thing that the United States has ever had to royalty. Les Kennedys étaient ce qui s'apparentait le plus, pour les États-Unis d'Amérique, à une famille royale.

Lucy witnessed a murder in the main square of Florence. Lucie fut témoin d'un meurtre sur la principale place de Florence.

Had I known that, I wouldn't have said such a thing to her. Si je l'avais su, je ne lui aurais jamais dit de telles choses.

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