Sentence examples of "more or less" in English

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He is more or less drunk. Il était plus ou moins saoul.
He was more or less drunk. Il était plus ou moins saoul.
More or less, he is crazy. Plus ou moins, il est fou.
He more or less understands his problems. Il comprend plus ou moins ses problèmes.
He understands her problems more or less. Il comprend plus ou moins ses problèmes.
Everyone is more or less interested in art. Tout le monde est plus ou moins intéressé par l'art.
Everyone was more or less interested in the arts. Tout le monde était plus ou moins intéressé par les arts.
A man is more or less what he looks like. Un homme est plus ou moins ce à quoi il ressemble.
Do not be shy. Your pronunciation is more or less correct. Ne sois pas timide. Ta prononciation est plus ou moins correcte.
I know more or less about the rules of this game. Je connais plus ou moins les règles de ce jeu.
One person more or less doesn't make much difference. Une personne de plus ou de moins ne fait pas beaucoup de différence.
When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less. Quand j'emploie un mot, dit Humpty Dumpty, il signifie ce que je veux qu'il signifie, ni plus ni moins.
The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle. Le cœur lui-même n'est ni plus ni moins qu'un muscle gros et dur, ressemblant à du cuir.
More haste, less speed Il ne faut pas confondre vitesse et précipitation
The more I think, the less I understand. Plus je réfléchis, moins je comprends.
You should spend more time outside and less time inside. Tu devrais passer plus de temps dehors et moins de temps dedans.
The more I listen to her, the less I like her. Plus je l'écoute, moins je l'aime.
The more I think about it, the less I understand it. Plus j'y pense, moins je le comprends.
They say that eating more slowly is one way to eat less. On dit que manger plus lentement est un moyen pour manger moins.
The more time I spend doing this, the less time I have to do things I enjoy doing. Plus je passe de temps à faire ça, moins j'en ai pour faire des choses que j'aime faire.
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