Usage examples of "at a rough guess" in English with translation to French

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I'll give them to you as a rough guide. Je te les transmets à titre indicatif.

He is not man to lose heart at a single failure. Il n'est pas le genre de personne à se décourager à la moindre déconvenue.

Somehow it's been a rough day. D'une certaine manière, ça a été une rude journée.

He was walking up the hill at a steady pace. Il grimpait la colline à un pas soutenu.

He did a rough drawing to show me the way to the station. Il fit un croquis sommaire pour m'indiquer le chemin vers la gare.

I was at a loss what to say. Je ne savais pas du tout quoi dire.

We had a rough crossing on an old ferry. Nous avons fait une rude traversée à bord d'un vieux ferry.

I stayed at a cheap hotel. Je séjournai dans un hôtel bon marché.

We had a rough time. Nous traversâmes une période difficile.

I'm going to do an internship at a local company. Je vais faire un stage dans une entreprise locale.

Tom lives in a rough neighborhood. Tom vit dans un quartier difficile.

My boyfriend works at a language school and loves it very much. Mon copain travaille à une école de langues et adore ça.

That gave me a rough idea. Ça me donna une idée grossière.

He eats lunch at a cafeteria. Il déjeune à la cafétéria.

Go easy on Bob. You know, he's been going though a rough period recently. Allez-y doucement avec Bob. Vous savez, il a traversé une période difficile récemment.

Either as a waiter at a restaurant or a bartender, both are OK. Soit comme serveur dans un restaurant, soit comme barman, les deux conviennent.

You'll have a rough time. Tu auras une période difficile.

I wish I could live at a more relaxed pace, instead of having to watch the clock all the time. Je voudrais pouvoir vivre à un rythme plus relâché, au lieu d'avoir à regarder l'heure tout le temps.

I have a rough idea where it is. J'ai une vague idée d'où ça se trouve.

Tom and Mary met at a New Year's party. Tom et Marie se sont rencontrés à la fête du nouvel an.

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