Sentence examples of "à la merci de" in French
Les pauvres gens étaient à la merci du cruel dictateur.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme.
He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse.
He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
Merci de ne pas faire de traductions si vous êtes nuls à ça. C'est une supplique des clients de la traduction anglaise.
Please don't do translations if you're crap at it. This is a plea from the English translation clients.
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.
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