Usage examples of "on one hand" in English with translation to French

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Being an anglophone is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you speak perfectly the world's most useful language. But on the other, no one wants to speak anything else with you - making foreign language acquisition difficult. Être un anglophone est à double tranchant. D'un côté, tu parles la langue la plus utile au monde à la perfection; mais de l'autre, personne ne veut parler une autre langue avec toi, ce qui rend difficile l'apprentissage d'une langue étrangère.
Can you keep standing on one of your legs with closed eyes for a minute? Peux-tu te tenir debout sur un seul pied en fermant les yeux pendant une minute ?
The girl lifted the heavy box with one hand. La fille leva la lourde caisse d'une seule main.
Everyone knows on one level or another what is right and what is wrong; some pretend they don't. Chacun sait à un niveau ou un autre, ce que sont le bien et le mal ; certains feignent de l'ignorer.
On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that. Certes tu t'es trompé, mais je ne peux pas te blâmer pour cela.
His fake moustache started to peel off on one side. Sa fausse moustache commença à se décoller d'un côté.
He gives with one hand and takes away with the other. Il donne d'une main et reprend de l'autre.
Living organisms had existed on earth, without ever knowing why, for over three thousand million years before the truth finally dawned on one of them. Des organismes vivants avaient peuplé la Terre pendant plus de trois milliards d'années, sans jamais savoir pourquoi, avant que la vérité ne finisse par apparaître à l'un d'entre eux.
On the one hand we suffered a heavy loss, but on the other hand we learned a great deal from the experience. D'un côté nous avons essuyé une lourde perte, mais d'un autre côté nous avons beaucoup appris de cette expérience.
What is the sound of one hand clapping? Quel est le son d'un applaudissement à une main ?
Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand? Deux mains applaudissent et il y a un son. Quel est le son d'une seule main ?
It can be counted on the fingers of one hand Ça se compte sur les doigts d'une main
He withdrew his hand from the table. Il retira sa main de la table.
I have cut up all but one of my credit cards. J'ai interrompu toutes mes cartes de crédit sauf une.
You are holding my hand in that picture. Tu me tiens la main sur la photo.
I have one brother and two sisters. J'ai un frère et deux soeurs.
Better a fowl in hand than two flying. Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.
She tried to pull a fast one on me. Elle a essayé de m'arnaquer.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
Helen's forum experienced an irreconcilable schism over whether to use one or two oven mitts. Le forum d'Hélène a connu un schisme inconciliable sur l'utilisation d'un ou de deux gants de cuisine.
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