Sentence examples of "works" in English with translation "fonctionner"

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Show me how it works. Montre-moi comment ça fonctionne.
It works pretty well here. Ça fonctionne assez bien ici.
My GPS works very well. Mon GPS fonctionne très bien.
The current college works by presidential fiat. Le collège actuel fonctionne par décret présidentiel.
Can you explain how this machine works? Pouvez-vous expliquer comment fonctionne cette machine ?
Could you explain how the dishwasher works? Pourriez-vous nous expliquer comment fonctionne le lave-vaisselle ?
Who can tell me how a light bulb works? Qui peut me dire comment une ampoule fonctionne ?
Theory is quite useless unless it works in practice. La théorie est assez inutile à moins qu'elle ne fonctionne en pratique.
A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration. Un détecteur de mensonges fonctionne en détectant les modifications du pouls et de la respiration.
There is one rule that works in every calamity. Be it pestilence, war, or famine, the rich get richer and poor get poorer. The poor even help arrange it. Il y a une règle qui fonctionne pour chaque calamité. Que ce soit la peste, la guerre ou la famine ; les riches s'enrichissent et les pauvres s'appauvrissent. Les pauvres y contribuent, même.
When I first took a C course, I couldn't understand a single thing explained in class. Thank God I got a friend of mine who's a programmer to explain to me how the whole caboodle works. À mon premier cours de C, je n'arrivais pas à comprendre le moindre truc en classe. Dieu merci j'ai obtenu d'un ami programmeur qu'il m'explique comment tout le machin fonctionnait.
This telephone doesn't work. Ce téléphone ne fonctionne pas.
The light doesn't work. La lumière ne fonctionne pas.
The heating doesn't work. Le chauffage ne fonctionne pas.
These earphones don't work. Ces écouteurs ne fonctionnent pas.
Literal translations don't work. Les traductions littérales ne fonctionnent pas.
Why didn't it work? Pourquoi cela n'a-t-il pas fonctionné ?
It doesn't work yet. Ça ne fonctionne pas encore.
The engine doesn't work. Le moteur ne fonctionne pas.
The brake didn't work. Le frein n'a pas fonctionné.
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