Sentence examples of "la coutume le veut" in French
Comme le voulait la coutume à cette époque, il s'est marié jeune.
As was the custom in those days, he married young.
Ses pieds étaient découverts, ainsi que le voulait la coutume de l'époque.
Her feet were bare, as was the custom in those days.
Comme la règle le veut, je vais à l'école avant huit heures.
As a rule, I go to school before eight o'clock.
Les mères avaient coutume de dire à leur fils qu'ils deviendraient aveugles s'ils se masturbaient.
Mothers used to tell their sons that if they masturbated they would go blind.
Moins une coutume traditionnelle est justifiée, plus il est difficile de s'en débarrasser.
The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
De toutes les destinations possibles, c'est vers l'Antarctique qu'elle veut voyager.
She wants to travel to Antarctica, of all places.
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