Sentence examples of "the whole thing" in English
The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.
Les médias ont monté toute cette affaire en épingle.
It never occurred to me that the whole thing might be a scam.
Il ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit que toute l'affaire pouvait être une escroquerie.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Un homme qui n'a jamais été à l'école peut voler d'un wagon, mais s'il dispose d'un diplôme, il peut voler toute la ligne de chemin de fer.
It's been hundreds of years since just one person could grasp the whole of scientific knowledge.
Des siècles ont passé depuis qu'une seule personne pouvait saisir l'ensemble de la connaissance scientifique.
The chromosomes in our cells contain the whole of our genetic material.
Les chromosomes de nos cellules contiennent l'ensemble de notre matériel génétique.
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree.
Je doute qu'on puisse trouver un seul individu dans toute l'humanité qui soit exempt de quelque forme de folie. La seule différence est affaire de gradation.
Rasputin had the whole Russian court under his spell.
Raspoutine tenait toute la cour de Russie sous son charme.
The whole building has been put at our disposal.
L'ensemble du bâtiment a été mis à notre disposition.
If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed.
Le nez de Cléopâtre, s'il eût été plus court, toute la face de la terre aurait changé.
I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
J’ai passé tout l’après-midi à bavarder avec des amis.
Along the whole length of the pew hymnals are placed at regular intervals.
Tout au long du banc sont disposés des livres de cantiques à intervalles réguliers.
In spite of the rain, this trip very much pleased me, on the whole.
Malgré la pluie, ce voyage m'a, dans l'ensemble, beaucoup plu.
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