Sentence examples of "métier" in French

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Elle lui enseigna les ficelles du métier. She taught him the tricks of the trade.
Elle lui a enseigné les ficelles du métier. She taught him the tricks of the trade.
Elle est compositeur de métier. She writes music for a living.
Au fait, quel est votre métier ? By the way, what do you do?
Mon nouvel assistant est impatient d'apprendre le métier. My new assistant is eager to learn the ropes.
Il ne peut pas faire ce type de métier et elle non plus. He can't do this kind of work, and she can't either.
Hâtez-vous lentement ; et, sans perdre courage, vingt fois sur le métier remettez votre ouvrage. Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil.
Après avoir essayé mon nouveau métier à tisser, j'ai fait mon lit et réparé le moulin à café. After I tried out my new loom, I made my bed and repaired the coffee grinder.
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