Sentence examples of "speak volumes" in English

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His behavior spoke volumes about his upbringing. Son comportement en disait long sur son éducation.

Do not fear the heavens and the earth, but be afraid of hearing a person from Wenzhou speak in their local tongue. Ne crains pas le ciel et la terre, mais redoute d'entendre une personne de Wenzhou parler dans sa langue locale.

This library has over 50,000 volumes. Cette bibliothèque a plus de 50 000 volumes.

As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." Comme le Coran sacré nous l'enseigne, "Soyez conscient de Dieu et dites toujours la vérité."

This dictionary has 12 volumes. Ce dictionnaire compte 12 volumes.

Mr. Smith doesn't speak English, does he? M. Smith ne parle pas anglais, si ?

We will employ a man who can speak English. Nous engagerons un homme qui sait parler l'anglais.

Does he speak English? Parle-t-il anglais ?

I wonder what language they speak in Brazil. Je me demande quelle langue est parlé au Brésil.

His way to speak intrigues me. Sa façon de parler m'intrigue.

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. Sur ce dont on ne peut parler, il faut garder le silence.

She can hardly speak Japanese. Elle parle à peine japonais.

Go and speak to my colleague. Adressez-vous à mon collègue.

Be silent, or speak something worth hearing. Il est bon de parler, mais il est mieux de se taire.

Please don't speak too quickly. S'il vous plaît, ne parlez pas trop vite.

Who did you speak with? Avec qui parlais-tu ?

You are, so to speak, a fish out of water. Vous êtes, pour ainsi dire, un poisson hors de l'eau.

May I speak to you? Puis-je vous parler ?

He cannot speak English, much less German. Il ne parle pas l'anglais, encore moins l'allemand.

She was so angry that she could not speak. Elle était tellement énervée qu'elle n'arrivait pas à parler.

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