Sentence examples of "à la merci de" in French with translation "at the mercy of"

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L'homme est vraiment à la merci de la nature. Man is indeed at the mercy of nature.
Le petit bateau était à la merci du vent. The small boat was at the mercy of the wind.
Les pauvres gens étaient à la merci du cruel dictateur. The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
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