Sentence examples of "roue de la fortune" in French
C’est une vérité reconnue, qu’un jeune homme qui a de la fortune doit chercher à se marier.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
La fortune de M. Bennet consistait presque entièrement en une terre de deux mille livres sterling de rente, qui, malheureusement pour ses filles, était substituée, au défaut d’héritier mâle, à un parent éloigné.
Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs male, on a distant relation.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. »
"Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières.
I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
Y a-t-il des marchés ou des supermarchés près d'ici ? Est-ce pratique pour acheter les objets de la vie quotidienne ?
Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
Il y avait de belles fleurs au bureau de la réception.
There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
Votre dissertation anglaise est au-dessus de la moyenne.
Your English composition is above the average.
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés.
A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Pourquoi vous êtes-vous absentés de la classe hier ?
Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?
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