Sentence examples of "to the point of obsession" in English

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Those who eat to the point of indigestion or become drunk do not know how to eat or drink. Ceux qui s'indigèrent ou qui s'enivrent ne savent ni boire ni manger.

It is astonishing to witness that the Iranians, onto whom the Arabs imposed Islam through military defeat, have become its most zealous followers to the point of oppressing those of Zoroastrianism, though it is the religion of their own fathers. A kind of Stockholm syndrome on the national scale. Il est étonnant de constater que les Iraniens, auxquels les Arabes ont imposé l'Islam en les battant militairement, sont devenus ses plus zélés adeptes au point d'opprimer ceux du Zoroastrisme, qui est pourtant la religion de leurs propres pères. Une sorte de syndrome de Stockholm à l'échelle nationale.

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears. Hommes et femmes sont faits pour vivre et créer, vivre et créer. Jusqu’aux larmes.

I stick to the point. Je m'en tiens au sujet.

If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know. Si quelqu'un devait demander quel est le but de l'histoire, je ne saurais vraiment pas.

His essay was concise and to the point. Sa dissertation était concise et pertinente.

The point of play is that it has no point. Le but du jeu est qu'il n'a pas de but.

His remarks on the subjects are much to the point. Son avis sur le sujet est très pertinent.

What is the point of a blue apple in that painting? Your asking this very question. Quel est le but d'une pomme bleue dans ce tableau? Que tu te poses cette question-ci.

Your answer is to the point. Votre réponse est au point.

I couldn't get the point of his speech. Je n'ai pas compris les points essentiels de son discours.

Get to the point! Viens-en au fait !

The point of the pencil has become dull. La pointe du crayon s'est émoussée.

You are always very concise and very much to the point. Tu es très concis et tu serres bien le sujet.

She was on the point of going out. Elle était sur le point de sortir.

Encryption technology has advanced to the point where it's pretty reliable. Les technologies de chiffrement ont avancé au point d'être plutôt fiables.

She was on the point of leaving. Elle était sur le point de partir.

I'll come straight to the point. You're fired. Je vais être direct. Vous êtes viré.

Bob was on the point of leaving when I called him. Bon était sur le point de partir quand je l'ai appelé.

We've got to stick to the point. Nous devons nous coller à ce problème.

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