Sentence examples of "parent" in French

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Il n'est meilleur ami ni parent que soi-même. There is no better friend or parent than oneself.
Mieux vaut un voisin proche qu'un parent distant. A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.
Peu importe l'endroit au monde, l'amour d'un parent pour son enfant est le même. No matter where in the world or when, a parent's love for a child is the same.
Elle n'a aucun ami ou parent pour prendre soin d'elle. She doesn't have any friends or relatives to take care of her.
Si vous êtes parent, ne vous laissez pas aller à pencher en direction d'une voie professionnelle particulière pour vos enfants. If you are a parent, don't allow yourself to set your heart on any particular line of work for your children.
Nous avons un dicton qui dit qu'un bon voisin est préférable à un parent éloigné. We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative.
"Laisse-moi te demander quelque chose, papa," commença-t-elle, sur un ton d'exaspération patiemment contrôlée que tout parent expérimenté connaît. "Let me ask you something, Dad," she began, in a tone of patiently controlled exasperation that every experienced parent is familiar with.
J'ai un nouveau parent : ma sœur s'est mariée, donc j'ai désormais un beau-frère. I have a new relative: my sister got married, so now I have a brother-in-law.
Soyez polie avec vos parents. Be polite to your parents.
Les fourmis et les girafes sont des parents éloignés. Ants and giraffes are distant relatives.
On n'est jamais entièrement vêtu que lorsque l'on s'est paré d'un sourire. You're never fully dressed, until you put up a smile.
Soyez poli avec vos parents. Be polite to your parents.
À propos des parents éloignés, on peut se plaindre à plaisir. About distant relatives, one can complain to their heart's content.
Sois polie avec tes parents. Be polite to your parents.
Les cartes de Bonne Année nous fournissent l'occasion d'avoir des nouvelles des amis et des parents. New Year's cards provide us with the opportunity to hear from friends and relatives.
J'ai contacté mes parents. I contacted my parents.
Sois poli avec tes parents. Be polite to your parents.
Je voudrais téléphoner aux parents. I'd like to phone the parents.
Tes parents le savent forcément. Your parents ought to know it.
Il répondit à ses parents. He answered his parents back.
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