Sentence examples of "or" in French

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C'est l'étalon or. It's the gold standard.
Voici une occasion en or que nous serions stupides de ne pas saisir. Mettons-nous au travail pour tout finir d'un seul coup. This is a golden opportunity we'd be stupid to pass up. Let's get to work and finish it all in one fell swoop.
De nombreux Étasuniens voulaient un étalon or. Many Americans wanted a gold standard.
Celui qui lutte contre les monstres doit veiller à ne pas le devenir lui-même. Or, quand on regarde trop longtemps au fond d'un abîme, l'abîme, lui aussi, vous regarde. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.
Tout ce qui brille n'est pas or. All that glitters is not gold.
La couronne de la Reine était en or. The Queen's crown was made of gold.
Je lui ai offert une montre en or. I presented him with a gold watch.
Un homme de paille vaut une femme en or. A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.
Le professeur lui a offert une montre en or. He was given a gold watch from the teacher.
Le diamant était enchâssé dans une bague en or. The diamond was set in a gold ring.
Est-ce que cette bague est en or véritable ? Is that ring made of real gold?
On dit que cette petite statue est en or pur. The small statue is said to be made of fine gold.
On lui a donné une montre en or en récompense. He was given a gold watch as a reward.
Elle agita le thé avec sa petite cuillère en or. She stirred her tea with a little gold spoon.
Il y avait une grosse étoile en or sur la porte. There was a big gold star on the door.
La société lui offrit une montre en or le jour de son départ. The company presented him with a gold watch on the day he retired.
L'entreprise lui donna une montre en or en reconnaissance de ses services. The company gave him a gold watch in acknowledgement of his services.
Cette Rolex en or est une montre très coûteuse qui n'a rien à voir avec mon style de vie. This gold Rolex is an expensive watch alien to my lifestyle.
Cette montre en or est la prunelle de mes yeux. Mère me l'a donné comme souvenir à la fin de sa vie. This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.
Il a dégoté un boulot en or. He landed himself a really plum job.
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