Sentence examples of "unique en son genre" in French

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Il est unique en son genre. He's one of a kind.
Un pygmée est un très petit exemplaire de son genre. A pygmy is something that is a very small example of its type.
Ne dites pas une telle chose en son absence. Don't say such a thing in her absence.
Ce n'est pas son genre de se mettre en colère à ce point. It's unlike him to get so angry.
Puisque mon époux a été admis à l'hôpital, j'écris en son nom. Because my husband has been admitted to hospital, I am writing on his behalf.
Le proviseur de la faculté dont le nom est Mademoiselle Baker, a en son titre de responsable administratif une place réservée dans le parking pour sa petite voiture. The head of the college, whose name was Miss Baker, therefore had a special place in the car park for her own small car.
Il l'a en son pouvoir. He has her under his thumb.
Tom, comme à son habitude, traînait en début de phrase, tandis que Mary, déjà douze mots devant lui, se trouvait maintenant en son milieu. Tom, as his usual, lagged at the beginning of the sentence, when Mary, already twelve words ahead of him, was now in its middle.
Il agit en son nom propre. He is acting on his own behalf.
J'ai assisté à la réunion en son nom. I attended the meeting on her behalf.
Des chansons et des poèmes furent composés en son honneur. Songs and poems were written about him.
Chaque chose en son temps. There is a right time for everything.
Nul n'est prophète en son pays. No man is a prophet in his own land.
Ne dis pas une telle chose en son absence. Don't say such a thing in her absence.
J'ai vraiment confiance en son talent. I really trust his ability.
Lorsqu'on emploie trop de temps à voyager, on devient enfin étranger en son pays. Those who spend too much time traveling become strangers in their own country.
Son unique souhait est de le revoir bientôt. Her only desire is to see him again soon.
Son unique plaisir est d'écouter de la musique. Her only pleasure is listening to music.
Le père aimait Ken d'autant plus car il était son fils unique. Ken's father loved Ken all the more because he was his only son.
Voici sa lettre demandant qu'on s'occupe de son fils unique. Here is her letter asking us to take care of her only son.
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