Sentence examples of "point de référence" in French

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Je n'ai aucun bon livre de référence sous la main. I don't have a good reference book to hand.
S'il avait su ce qui était sur le point de se passer, il aurait modifié son plan. Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
Du point de vue de la santé, Tokyo n'est pas tellement un bon endroit pour vivre. From the viewpoint of health, Tokyo is not such a good place to live.
La maison était sur le point de s'effondrer. The house was on the verge of collapse.
Mon père était sur le point de partir quand le téléphone a sonné. My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Je suis sur le point de partir. I'm about to leave.
Elle est arrivée alors que nous étions sur le point de partir. She arrived when we were about to leave.
Il est sur le point de partir au Canada. He is on the point of leaving for Canada.
Vous devriez examiner les faits d'un point de vue médical. You should investigate the fact from a medical viewpoint.
Nous étions sur le point de partir quand elle a téléphoné. We were just about to leave when she telephoned.
J'étais sur le point de quitter la maison à ce moment. I was about to leave the house then.
Jane était sur le point de quitter la maison. Jane was about to leave the house.
C'était plutôt limité, comme point de vue. It wasn't much of a view.
Beaucoup de ses comportements peuvent être expliqués d'un point de vue déterministe. Many of its behaviors can be explained from a deterministic perspective.
Ils sont sur le point de commencer. They are about to start.
Il y a un point de contrôle à la frontière où ils vérifient le contenu de votre coffre. There's a checkpoint at the border where they look in your trunk.
De notre point de vue, sa proposition est acceptable. From our point of view, his proposal is reasonable.
«les scientifiques sont-ils sur le point de répliquer un être humain ?» «Loin s'en faut.» "Are scientists close to cloning a human being?" "Not by a long shot."
Il se rendit au magasin juste alors que celui-ci était sur le point de fermer. He went to the store just as it was going to close.
D'un point de vue objectif, son argument était loin d'être rationnel. From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational.
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