Sentence examples of "dernier recours" in French
Elle ne se résolut au médicament qu'en dernier recours.
She relied on the medicine as a last resort.
Si on ne peut pas obtenir l'argent de quelconque autre manière, on peut, en dernier recours, vendre la voiture.
If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car.
J'ai été en mesure d'attraper le dernier train parce que j'ai marché très vite.
I was able to catch the last train because I walked very quickly.
De plus en plus de jeunes gens ont recours à la chirurgie pour améliorer leur apparence physique.
More and more young people are going under the knife to improve their physical appearance.
Les gouvernements ont d'ordinaire recours au contrôle des prix lorsque l'inflation a atteint un certain niveau.
Governments usually resort to price control when inflation has reached a certain level.
On peut avoir le dernier mot avec une femme, à la condition que ce soit oui.
You can have the last word with a woman, on the condition that it is yes.
Certains enfants ont recours au suicide afin d'échapper à une pression insupportable.
Some children resort to suicide in order to escape from unbearable pressure.
Le mythique Kraken, trois fois plus gros qu'un bateau, attaqua un jour la flotte de Christophe Colomb... ne laissant d'autre choix à ce dernier que de manger le Kraken.
The mythical Kraken, thick as a ship and three times as wide, once made an attack on Christopher Columbus's fleet... giving Columbus no choice but to eat him.
Si vous ne nous écoutez pas, il nous faudra avoir recours à la coercition.
If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.
Il croyait que les noirs pouvaient gagner leur combat pour l'égalité des droits sans avoir recours à la violence.
He believed that blacks could win their fight for equal rights without violence.
Pour conquérir son audience, l’orateur a eu recours à des techniques rhétoriques qu’il a apprises dans ses cours de communication.
To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.
C'est le dernier homme qui convienne pour ce travail.
He is the last man that is suited for the job.
Comparé à l'été dernier, nous n'avons pas eu autant de pluie cette année.
As compared with last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.
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