Sentence examples of "bon nombre" in French

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Un bon nombre de personnes étaient là. A good many people were there.
Il reçut un bon nombre de lettres ce matin. He received a good many letters this morning.
Il possède bon nombre de moutons. He owns a good few sheep.
On parle anglais dans bon nombre d'endroits de par le monde. English is spoken in many parts of the world.
Tom et Marie ont tous les deux un bon nombre d'amis. Tom and Mary both have quite a few friends.
"Tu vois," dit le frère ainé, "j'avais raison. J'ai vécu ici tranquille et bien, tandis que vous, bien qu'ayant pu être roi, avez traversé un bon nombre de difficultés." "You see," said the elder brother, "I was right. Here I have lived quietly and well, while you, though you may have been a king, have seen a great deal of trouble."
N'importe quoi auquel tu es bon contribue au bonheur. Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Vous êtes un très bon secrétaire. Si vous ne vous étiez pas occupé de tout, je n'aurais rien pu faire. Vous êtes formidable. You are a really good secretary. If you didn't take care of everything, I couldn't do anything. You are just great.
Nombre furent massacrées. Many were slain.
Il a donné un bon conseil. He gave a good piece of advice.
Le nombre d'universitaires est en augmentation. The number of college students is increasing.
Tout le monde ne croyait pas que ce plan était bon. Not everyone believed this plan was a good one.
Douze est un nombre pair. Twelve is an even number.
Apparemment, il devient difficile d'obtenir un bon poste. Apparently, it's getting difficult to find a good position.
Il y avait un nombre incalculable d'étoiles dans le ciel. There were countless stars in the sky.
C'est un mauvais vent qui ne souffle rien de bon. It's an ill wind that blows no good.
L'OMS a un projet de réduction de l'utilisation néfaste de l'alcool. Il inclue l'augmentation des taxes sur l'alcool, la réduction du nombre de points de vente d'alcool et l'augmentation de l'âge légal de consommation. Des fonctionnaires déclarent que d'autres mesures incluent des législations efficaces contre la conduite en état d'ivresse et l'interdiction des publicités pour les alcools. The WHO has a plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It includes raising taxes on alcohol, reducing the number of places to buy alcohol and raising the drinking age. Officials say other measures include effective drunk driving laws and banning some alcohol advertising.
C'est bon d'être à la maison. It's good to be home.
Nous fûmes surpassées en nombre. We were outnumbered.
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