Sentence examples of "au profit de" in French

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Il regrettait d'avoir trahi son pays au profit de l'ennemi. He repented having betrayed his country to the enemy.
Il se repentait d'avoir trahi son pays au profit de l'ennemi. He repented having betrayed his country to the enemy.
Ce n'est qu'aux dix-septième et dix-huitième siècles que les corporations ont de plus en plus perdu leurs privilèges au profit de l'état. It was not until the 17th and 18th centuries that the guilds lost their privileges more and more to the state.
Tout ce que vous devez faire, c'est tirer profit de cette occasion rare. All you have to do is take advantage of this rare opportunity.
Elle tire souvent profit de son ignorance. She often takes advantage of his ignorance.
Essaie de tirer profit de chaque occasion. Try to make the most of every opportunity.
Il mettait à profit chaque occasion d'exercer l'anglais. He used every chance to practice English.
L'entreprise décida de rabioter sur la qualité de ses produits pour améliorer sa marge de profit. The company decided to skimp on the quality of its products to boost the profit margin.
Il tira un grand profit du livre. He derived great benefit from the book.
Robinson considère la nature comme un simple objet d'étude scientifique dont il peut tirer profit pour son propre usage et son plaisir. Robinson considers nature a mere object of scientific study, to exploit for his own uses and pleasure.
Il n'y a pas de profit sans risque. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Mais je n'en tire pas vraiment profit. But I don't really profit from it.
Utilisé intelligemment, on peut mettre l'argent à profit. If used intelligently, money can put to good use.
Tu ne dois pas penser qu'à ton profit immédiat. You must not think about your immediate profit only.
La hausse des prix de l'immobilier lui a permis de vendre sa maison en faisant un gros profit. The rise in house prices enabled him to sell his house at a big profit.
J'ai fait un bon profit en vendant ma voiture. I made a good profit by selling my car.
Je veux mettre à profit l'occasion de parler au gouverneur. I want to take advantage of the opportunity to speak to the governor.
Il n'y a pas de petit profit A penny saved is a penny earned
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