Sentence examples of "de grande envergure" in French

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Une opération de grande envergure a été orchestrée dans les plus hautes sphères du gouvernement pour étouffer l'affaire. A massive coverup was orchestrated at the highest levels of government.
Ils semblaient discuter une affaire de grande importance. They seemed to be discussing a matter of great importance.
Elle a vu hier un homme de grande taille. She saw a tall man yesterday.
Un gratte-ciel est-il un objet de grande taille lointain ou un objet de petite taille vu de près ? Is a skyscraper a big thing far away or a small thing close up?
Cette ville comporte de nombreux bâtiments de grande taille. The town has many high buildings.
Tom regarda l'homme de grande taille en le soupçonnant. Tom looked at the tall man suspiciously.
Les traductions grisées sont des traductions indirectes. En d'autres mots, ce sont des traductions de traductions et non des traductions de la phrase principale (la phrase principale est la phrase en lettres de grande taille). Grey translations are indirect translations. In other words, they are translations of the translations, and not translations of the main sentence (the main sentence is the sentence in big letters).
Cela paie sur le long terme d'acheter des biens de grande qualité. It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.
Ceci est considéré comme une affaire de grande importance. This is considered to be a matter of great importance.
Les adultes ne sont que des enfants de grande taille. Men are but children of a larger growth.
J'ai mangé un tempura de grande bardane. I ate a greater burdock tempura.
Des travaux routiers de grande ampleur commencèrent. Large-scale road construction began.
L'homme de grande taille portait un œillet rose au revers. The tall man wore a pink carnation in his lapel.
Je t'ai vu avec un garçon de grande taille. I saw you with a tall boy.
Un maquillage de grande ampleur a été orchestré aux plus hauts niveaux du gouvernement. A massive coverup was orchestrated at the highest levels of government.
Il possède une montre bracelet de grande valeur. He owns a very valuable wristwatch.
Il y a de nombreux bâtiments de grande taille dans cette ville. The town has many high buildings.
La consommation ostentatoire de biens de grande valeur est un moyen pour le gentilhomme oisif d'accroître sa bonne réputation. Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
C'est une nouvelle de grande importance. The news is of great importance.
Pourquoi ta bouche est-elle si grande ? Why is your mouth so big?
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