Usage examples of "au propre" in French with translation to English

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Veuillez m'apporter un couteau propre. Please bring me a clean knife.
Chaque pays a sa propre histoire. Every country has its own history.
Il a monté sa propre entreprise cette année là. He set up his company that year.
Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours. What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
Il conduit sa propre voiture. He drives his own car.
Je me suis convaincu que les règles strictes de mes parents étaient pour mon propre bien. I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit.
Tu ne trouves pas drôle le fait que le roi des caricatures a fait toute une histoire à propos de sa propre caricature ? You don't find it funny that the king of caricatures made such a big fuss over his own caricature?
Pensez-vous sérieusement à démarrer votre propre affaire ? Are you seriously thinking about starting your own business?
Je dispose de ma propre chambre. I have my own room.
La chemise est propre et sèche. The shirt is clean and dry.
Nous nous battons tous contre notre propre remède; car la mort est le remède à tous les maux. We all labour against our own cure; for death is the cure of all disease.
Il ne parle jamais de son propre travail. He never speaks of his own job.
Elles agissent de leur propre chef. They're acting on their own.
Il garde sa chambre propre. He keeps his room clean.
La tribu révère ses ancêtres et parle sa propre langue, et parle un langage inhabituel. The tribe worships its ancestors and speaks its own language, and speaks an unfamiliar language.
Il a sa propre maison. He has a house of his own.
Je fais les choses à mon propre rythme. I do things at my own pace.
Finalement, j'ai ma propre bagnole. Finally, I have my own car.
Il accusa les autres de son propre échec. He blamed others for his own failure.
Il agit de son propre chef. He's acting on his own.
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