Sentence examples of "se donner moyens" in French
S'étant efforcé de s'imposer la croyance en un système contre lequel la raison se rebelle, il la nomme déplaisamment raison humaine, comme si l'homme pouvait se donner raison à lui-même.
Having endeavoured to force upon himself the belief of a system against which reason revolts, he ungratefully calls it human reason, as if man could give reason to himself.
Il me prit mon parapluie sans se donner la peine de demander.
He took my umbrella without so much as asking.
Ce célèbre poète planifia de se donner la mort dans sa bibliothèque.
That famous poet planned on killing himself in his library.
Je pense que cette fille a coupé ses cheveux pour se donner un nouveau look.
I think that girl cut her hair to give herself a new look.
Il était satisfait de se donner tous les moyens de réussir dans la vie.
He was glad to avail himself of any means to succeed in life.
Je demande aux scientifiques de notre pays, ceux qui nous ont donné les armes nucléaires, de désormais mettre leurs grands talents au service de la cause de l'humanité et de la paix mondiale : de nous donner les moyens de rendre ces armes nucléaires impuissantes et obsolètes.
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.
Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident.
Un prêtre fut convoqué pour donner les derniers sacrements au mourant.
A priest was called in to give last rites to the dying man.
Mon père n'avait pas les moyens de s'acheter une voiture quand il était jeune.
My father couldn't afford a car, when he was young.
Dès que j'en ai les moyens, je prévois de voyager autour du monde.
As soon as I can afford it, I plan to travel around the world.
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