Sentence examples of "to put it plainly" in English
After using the knife, please be sure to put it back where it was.
Remettez bien le couteau à sa place après usage.
To put it briefly, she turned down his proposal.
Pour faire court, elle a refusé sa demande en mariage.
It's a good idea, to be sure, but it's hard to put it into practice.
C'est assurément une bonne idée, mais c'est difficile à mettre en pratique.
I can't find my notebook here; I must have put it elsewhere.
Je n'arrive pas à trouver mon carnet ici ; j'ai dû le poser ailleurs.
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
Si tu ne veux pas mettre de crème solaire c'est ton problème, mais ne viens pas te plaindre quand t'auras des coups de soleil.
The rain compelled us to put off the gathering.
La pluie nous a forcés à repousser notre rassemblement.
The teacher told the pupils to put those words down in their notebooks.
L'instituteur dit aux élèves d'inscrire ces mots dans leurs cahiers.
I've learned not to put much stock in what he says.
J'ai appris à ne pas accorder trop de crédit à ce qu'il dit.
The fire fighter demonstrated how to put out the fire.
Le pompier démontra comment on éteint le feu.
When you're done with the book, put it back where you found it.
Quand tu auras terminé avec le livre, remets-le là où tu l'as trouvé.
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