Usage examples of "silver standard" in English with translation to French

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Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. Terminer second aux jeux olympiques vous vaut l'argent. Terminer second en politique vous vaut l'oubli.
Many Americans wanted a gold standard. De nombreux Étasuniens voulaient un étalon or.
I collect silver tea spoons. Je collectionne les cuillères à café en argent.
The statistics show that our standard of living is high. Les statistiques montrent que notre niveau de vie s'est élevé.
I buy my silver from a man who has a mine on his property. J'achète l'argent à un homme qui possède une mine.
Justice in this country is a bit of a double standard: there is the justice of the poor and the justice of the rich. La justice de ce pays, c'est un peu deux poids deux mesures : il y a la justice des pauvres et la justice des riches.
He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees. Il avait entendu des histoires merveilleuses de villes d'or et d'arbres d'argent.
It's the gold standard. C'est l'étalon or.
Gold is heavier than silver. L'or est plus lourd que l'argent.
His work is not up to standard. Son travail n'est pas à la hauteur de la norme.
The queen was wearing a magnificent silver dress. La reine portait une magnifique robe d'argent.
Two standard dice have a total of 42 pips. Deux dés classiques comptent un total de quarante-deux points.
They won the silver medal. Ils ont remporté la médaille d'argent.
Your work comes short of the expected standard. Votre travail n'est pas à la hauteur de ce qui est attendu.
Nickel is a hard, bright silver metal. Le nickel est un métal dur, d'une lueur argentée.
Performance and responsibility are not in their vocabulary; sloppiness comes as standard. Des mots comme performance et responsabilité n'entrent pas dans leur vocabulaire ; la négligence est la norme.
Speech is silver, silence is gold. La parole est d'argent mais le silence est d'or.
I've heard that you can kill werewolves by shooting them with silver bullets. J'ai entendu que l'on peut tuer les loups-garous en leur tirant dessus avec des balles en argent.
Speech is silver, silence is golden. La parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or.
My brother polished the silver. Mon frère a poli l'argent.
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