Sentence examples of "great writer" in English

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I consider him a great writer. Je le tiens pour un grand écrivain.
I think he's a great writer. Je pense que c'est un grand écrivain.
He's not such a great writer and I think he knows it. Il n'est pas un très bon écrivain et je pense qu'il le sait.
He had the honor of being presented to a great writer. Il eut l'honneur d'être présenté à un grand écrivain.
He doesn't think that the writer is great. Il ne pense pas que l'auteur soit génial.
A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death. La force irradie d'un grand guerrier. Il n'a pas besoin de combattre à mort.
Can you make sense of what the writer is saying? Comprenez-vous le sens de ce que l'écrivain écrit ?
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
Who do you think is the writer of this novel? Qui penses-tu être l'auteur de ce roman ?
You made a great contribution. Vous avez fait une importante contribution.
He was a poet and writer. Il était un poète et un écrivain.
My brother smokes a great deal. Mon frère fume énormément.
The writer is well known to us. L'écrivain nous est connu.
He is inclined to argue at great length. Il a tendance à fournir beaucoup d'efforts pour argumenter.
My friends say I'm a prolific writer, but I haven't written anything for months. Mes amis disent que je suis un écrivain prolifique, mais je n’ai rien écrit depuis des mois.
"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" Chérie, vite, vite. Ce site web, Tatoeba, vend ses collections de phrases aux enchères pour un cent chacune ! Ils ont même une offre spéciale du type pour cent achetées on vous en offre une !" "Ah super ! maintenant les gens collectionnent les phrases ! mais où va le monde ?"
One becomes a good writer just as one becomes a good carpenter: by planing down one's sentences. On devient bon écrivain comme on devient bon menuisier: en rabotant ses phrases.
He bribed that politician with a great deal of money. Il a soudoyé cet homme politique avec une grosse somme d'argent.
Tom is a comic book writer. Tom est un auteur de bande dessinées.
He was a great musician. C'était un grand musicien.
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