Usage examples of "pointed out" in English with translation to French

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I was abashed when my mistakes were pointed out. Je fus pris de honte quand on signala mon erreur.

He frankly pointed out my faults. Il m'a montré mes fautes avec franchise.

The teacher pointed out the grammatical errors made by the students. L'enseignant fit remarquer les fautes grammaticales commises par les étudiants.

Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article. Excusez-moi, permettez-moi de signaler trois erreurs dans l'article ci-dessus.

Please point out my mistake. Veuillez me montrer où j'ai commis une faute.

A woman can fail to notice a hundred things you did right, and point out only the one thing you haven't done right. Une femme est capable de ne pas remarquer la centaine de choses que vous avez bien faites, et de ne pointer que celle que vous n'avez pas bien faite.

Jim pointed out some grammatical mistakes in my composition. Jim mit en évidence quelques fautes grammaticales dans ma composition.

We pointed out to him the error in his reasoning. Nous lui pointâmes l'erreur de son raisonnement.

He pointed out how important it is to observe the law. Il a souligné combien il était important de respecter la loi.

The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it. Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.

He pointed to the tower over there. Il a pointé la tour, là-bas.

Jane is out shopping. Jane est sortie faire du shopping.

Tom kept his gun pointed at Mary and told her not to move. Tom gardait son fusil pointé vers Mary et lui dit de ne pas bouger.

By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.

I pointed to the factory. Je montrai la fabrique.

Let me spell it out for you. Laisse-moi te l'épeler.

Tom pointed at Mary. Tom a montré Mary du doigt.

I cut the article out of the magazine. J'ai découpé l'article de ce magazine.

Cats have pointed ears. Les chats ont les oreilles pointues.

Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone. Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre.

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