Sentence examples of "à la fortune du pot" in French
La fortune de M. Bennet consistait presque entièrement en une terre de deux mille livres sterling de rente, qui, malheureusement pour ses filles, était substituée, au défaut d’héritier mâle, à un parent éloigné.
Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs male, on a distant relation.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme.
He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Ne tourne pas autour du pot, je veux que tu répondes à ma question.
Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse.
He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
C’est une vérité reconnue, qu’un jeune homme qui a de la fortune doit chercher à se marier.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Ne tournez-pas autour du pot ; nous avons un problème, n'est-ce pas ?
Don't pussyfoot around the issue; do we have a problem, or don't we?
Arrête de tourner autour du pot et dis-moi franchement ce que tu attends de moi.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me plainly what you want from me.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle.
The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Arrête de tourner autour du pot et dis-nous ce que tu penses réellement.
Stop beating around the bush and tell us what you really think.
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