Sentence examples of "tirer leçon" in French
Elle préférerait tirer les avantages du célibat que d'acheter une belle robe blanche.
She would rather take advantage of being single than buy a beautiful white dress.
Une plus grande demande pour du café de haute qualité a contribué à tirer les prix vers le haut.
Greater demand for high-quality coffee has helped drive coffee prices higher.
Ils étaient prêts à courir le risque de se faire tirer dessus par l'ennemi.
They were ready to run the risk of being shot by the enemy.
Pour réussir à faire parler la timide Kyoko à une fête, il faut lui tirer les vers du nez.
Getting shy Kyoko to talk at a party is like pulling teeth.
La publicité peut être décrite comme la science de stopper l'intelligence humaine assez longtemps pour en tirer de l'argent.
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
De la lecture de bons livres on peut tirer du plaisir, de l'amitié, de l'expérience et de l'instruction.
From reading good books we can derive pleasure, friendship, experience and instruction.
J'ai trouvé un jour dans une école un garçon de taille moyenne qui maltraitait un petit garçon. Je lui ai fait la leçon, mais il a répondu : "Les grands me frappent, alors je frappe les petits ; c'est juste." Par ces paroles, il a résumé toute l'histoire du genre humain.
I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.
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