Usage examples of "bare majority" in English with translation to French

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Apparently my bare feet bothered him more than anything else. Le fait que je sois nu-pieds le dérangeait apparemment plus que toute autre chose.
What do you spend a majority of your time doing? À quoi passes-tu la plupart de ton temps ?
It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands. Il est difficile d'attraper un lièvre à mains nues.
The majority of people marry sooner or later. La majorité des gens se marient tôt ou tard.
He is too shy to bare his heart to her. Il est trop timide pour lui ouvrir son cœur.
There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves. Il y a toujours eu une minorité ayant peur de quelque chose et une grande majorité ayant peur de l'obscurité, de l'avenir, du passé, du présent, d'eux-mêmes et de leurs propres ombres.
I can tear you apart with my bare hands. Je peux te dépecer à mains nues.
We have a majority interest in the company. Nous avons une participation majoritaire dans l'entreprise.
That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost. Cela ferait vingt-sept mots au lieu de quatre, et même si le message brut de la longue phrase serait compris, la force de persuasion serait perdue.
A majority of students dislike history. Une majorité d'étudiants détestent l'histoire.
Her feet were bare, as was the custom in those days. Ses pieds étaient découverts, ainsi que le voulait la coutume de l'époque.
He dissented from the opinion of the majority. Il s'opposait à l'opinion majoritaire.
A bare word of criticism makes her nervous. Le moindre mot de critique la rend nerveuse.
The majority of his income goes to pay his rent. L'essentiel de son revenu passe dans son loyer.
She choked him with her bare hands. Elle l'étrangla de ses propres mains.
An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment. Une majorité écrasante vota pour l'abolition de ce châtiment brutal.
I could rip you apart with my bare hands. Je pourrais te dépecer à mains nues.
My being male and white also removed huge obstacles that a majority of Americans then faced. Le fait que j'étais un homme et un blanc enleva d'immenses obstacles auxquels faisait alors face une majorité d'Américains.
It's hard to swat a fly with your bare hand. Il est dur d'écraser une mouche à mains nues.
I have no strong opinion about the matter, so whatever the majority thinks is good is OK with me. Je n'ai pas d'opinion tranchée sur la question, donc quoi que pense la majorité me convient.
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