Usage examples of "not a single" in English with translation to French

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Waste not a single grain of rice! Ne gaspille pas un seul grain de riz !
There was not a single word of gratitude from them. Ils n'eurent pas un seul mot de gratitude.
Not a single person arrived late. Pas une seule personne n'arriva en retard.
Not a single star could be seen in the sky. Aucune étoile ne pouvait être vue dans le ciel.
There's not a single safe place anymore in Japan. Il n'y a plus un seul endroit sécuritaire au Japon.
If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action. Si toute votre vie vous vous abstenez du meurtre, du vol, de la fornication, du parjure, du blasphème et de l'outrecuidance envers vos parents, votre église et votre roi, on vous considérera conventionnellement comme digne d'admiration morale, même si vous n'avez jamais fait un seul geste gentil ou généreux.
He is not a man to admit his mistakes easily. Il n'est pas le genre d'homme à admettre facilement ses erreurs.
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank. Les deux banques ont fusionné pour ne former qu'une grosse banque.
I am not a businessperson. Je ne suis pas un homme d'affaires.
Love and flowers only last a single spring. Amour et les fleurs ne durent qu'un printemps.
Puerto Rico is not a sovereign state. Porto Rico n'est pas un État souverain.
He was killed by a single bullet. Il fut tué d'une seule balle.
It's not a wife that I want, but a sex friend. Ce n'est pas une femme que je veux, mais un plan cul.
A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window. Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés.
It only shows you're not a robot. Ça montre seulement que tu n'es pas un robot.
I can't afford to waste a single yen. Je ne peux me permettre de gaspiller le moindre yen.
I'm not a man! Je ne suis pas un homme !
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. Je doute qu'on puisse trouver un seul individu dans toute l'humanité qui soit exempt de quelque forme de folie. La seule différence est affaire de gradation.
He is not a man to rely on. Ce n'est pas un homme sur qui on peut compter.
He doesn't speak a single word of French, but on the other hand, he speaks English like he was born into it. Il ne sait même pas dire la moindre phrase en français, par contre il parle anglais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle.
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