Usage examples of "Homme" in French with translation to English

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Il n'était pas un bon homme politique. He was not a good politician.
Mon père est un homme d'affaires. My father is a businessman.
Un homme averti en vaut deux. Forewarned is forearmed.
Ce n'est pas un homme politique mais un avocat. He is not a politician but a lawyer.
Il n'est qu'un homme d'affaires. He is nothing but a businessman.
Finalement il s'est fait un nom comme homme politique. He finally made a name for himself as a politician.
Tom est fait pour être un homme d'affaires. Tom is fitted to become a businessman.
Il n'est pas vraiment mieux qu'un homme politique. He is not any better than a politician.
Il n'est qu'un simple homme d'affaires. He is nothing but a businessman.
Ce n'est pas tant un homme politique qu'un érudit. He is not so much a politician as a scholar.
Ce n'est pas tant un homme politique qu'un romancier. He is not so much a politician as a novelist.
Il a soudoyé cet homme politique avec une grosse somme d'argent. He bribed that politician with a great deal of money.
Il a offert un gros pot de vin à cet homme politique. He offered a big bribe to the politician.
Pourquoi cet homme politique tente-t-il d'étouffer l'opinion de la majorité ? Why does the politician try to kill off the opinions of the majority?
Quel homme chanceux il est. What a lucky person he is!
C'est un homme cruel. He is a cruel person.
Le maire est un homme prétentieux. The mayor is a stuffed shirt.
John est un jeune homme américain. John is an American boy.
Ton fils est un homme maintenant. Your son has come of age.
Cet homme est mon chef direct. He is directly above me.
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