Usage examples of "faire maigre chère" in French with translation to English

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Elle est maigre comme un manche à balai. She is as thin as a broom stick.
La moto de Tim est bien plus chère que la mienne. Tim's motorbike is far more expensive than mine is.
Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre. It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
J'aurais bien acheté cette montre, sauf qu'elle est trop chère. I would buy this watch, except it's too expensive.
Tom ne pourrait pas faire une telle chose. Tom couldn't do something like that.
Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre retraite. It's hard for him to live on his small pension.
Sa timidité me la rend encore plus chère. Her shyness makes me like her even more.
Êtes-vous sûr qu'elle peut faire ça ? Are you sure she can do this?
Il est grand et maigre. He is tall and lean.
N'importe quelle montre fera l'affaire pourvu qu'elle ne soit pas chère. Any watch will do, so long as it's cheap.
N'as-tu rien à faire de mieux de ton temps ? Don't you have anything better to do with your time?
Il était horriblement maigre. He was awfully skinny.
Bonne nuit, chère amie ! Good night, dear friend!
Que penses-tu qu'elle soit maintenant en train de faire ? What do you think she is doing now?
Le pauvre homme est devenu si maigre qu'il n'a plus maintenant que la peau et les os. The poor old man became so thin that now he's just skin and bones.
La voiture bleue est chère. The blue car is expensive.
Vous êtes un très bon secrétaire. Si vous ne vous étiez pas occupé de tout, je n'aurais rien pu faire. Vous êtes formidable. You are a really good secretary. If you didn't take care of everything, I couldn't do anything. You are just great.
Elle était atrocement maigre. She was painfully skinny.
Une voiture chère est un symbole de statut social. An expensive car is a status symbol.
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