Usage examples of "square one" in English with translation to French

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We were back to square one. Nous étions de retour à la case départ.

I will be back to square one and have to take the classes over. Je serai de nouveau à la case départ et devrai reprendre les cours à zéro.

If a triangle has two right angles, it's a square with one side less. Si un triangle a deux angles droits, c'est un carré avec un côté en moins.

We need a square table; not a round one. Nous avons besoin d'une table rectangulaire, pas d'une ronde.

I have cut up all but one of my credit cards. J'ai interrompu toutes mes cartes de crédit sauf une.

We learned at school that the square root of nine is three. À l'école nous avons appris que la racine carrée de neuf est trois.

I have one brother and two sisters. J'ai un frère et deux soeurs.

A square has four equal sides. Un carré a quatre côtés égaux.

She tried to pull a fast one on me. Elle a essayé de m'arnaquer.

Excuse me, does this train go to Washington Square? Excusez-moi, ce train va-t-il à Washington Square ?

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.

The gallows were already standing on the square. La potence était déjà dressée sur la place.

He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white. Il a deux chats : l'un est noir et l'autre blanc.

Lucy witnessed a murder in the main square of Florence. Lucie fut témoin d'un meurtre sur la principale place de Florence.

No one really understands the grief or joy of another. Personne ne comprend vraiment la peine ou la joie de quelqu'un d'autre.

The area of the factory is 1,000 square meters. La superficie de l'usine est de 1,000 mètres carrées.

All things taken into consideration, my father's life was a happy one. Tout bien considéré, mon père a eu une vie heureuse.

The Chinese government controlled the internet to prevent the people from knowing the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Le gouvernement chinois contrôlait l'Internet pour empêcher les gens de connaître la vérité du massacre de la place Tian'anmen.

Tom had just one word to cut so that out of this sentence, forever, disappeared our Mary. Tom n'avait plus qu'un mot à couper pour que de cette phrase, à jamais, disparaisse notre Mary.

There are many pigeons in the City Square. Il y a de nombreux pigeons sur la place publique.

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