Sentence examples of "to keep up appearances" in English

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It's hard to keep up with his dirty deeds. Il est difficile de se tenir au courant de ses sales tours.

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No". C'est difficile d'entretenir une conversation avec quelqu'un qui ne dit que "oui" et "non".

He reads the newspaper in order to keep up with the times. Il lit le journal pour suivre l'actualité.

Thanks to the development of agricultural science, world food production has managed to keep up with population growth - but only at the expense of the future. Grâce au développement de l'agronomie, la production mondiale en nourriture a pu réussir à suivre la croissance de la population, mais seulement au détriment du futur.

We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances. Nous avons d'autres choses à faire que de nous préoccuper de maintenir les apparences.

Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with you. Ne marchez pas aussi vite ! Je ne peux pas vous suivre.

I tried everything to keep him alive. J'ai tout essayé pour le maintenir en vie.

Keep up with the times. Restez dans le coup.

You have only to keep silent. Tu dois juste rester silencieux.

What guarantee do I have that you'll keep up your end of the bargain? Quelle garantie ai-je que vous respecterez votre part du contrat ?

He can not fail to keep his promise. Il a toujours tenu ces promesses.

Don't walk so quickly. I can't keep up. Ne marchez pas si vite. Je ne peux pas suivre.

Try to keep it down. Essaie de ne pas vomir.

Keep up the good work, Mr. Sakamoto. Continuez comme ça, M. Sakamoto.

I hope we will be able to keep in touch. J'espère que nous pourrons rester en contact.

I can't keep up with you if you walk so fast. Je ne peux pas te suivre si tu marches si vite.

I advised him to keep that promise. Je lui ai conseillé de garder le secret.

Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition. Les ventes de la société augmentèrent grâce à une demande à l'exportation croissante, mais les profits ne suivirent pas en raison d'une compétition féroce.

It is a shame not to keep your promise. C'est une honte de ne pas tenir votre promesse.

Keep up the good work. Continuez le bon boulot.

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