Usage examples of "great grandfather" in English with translation to French

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My grandfather amassed a great fortune in the stock market and then lost it all over night. Mon grand-père amassa une grande fortune à la bourse puis la perdit entièrement du jour au lendemain.
My grandfather was killed in World War II. Mon grand-père fut tué pendant la 2e guerre mondiale.
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.
My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he is alone. Mon grand-père se parle parfois à lui-même quand il est seul.
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.
How old is your grandfather? Quel âge a ton grand-père ?
You made a great contribution. Vous avez fait une importante contribution.
My grandfather gets up early. Mon grand-père se réveille tôt.
My brother smokes a great deal. Mon frère fume énormément.
My grandfather is so fond of reading that not a day passes in which he doesn't open a book. Mon grand-père aime tellement lire qu'il ne se passe pas un jour sans qu'il n'ouvre un livre.
He is inclined to argue at great length. Il a tendance à fournir beaucoup d'efforts pour argumenter.
He is afraid of his grandfather. Il a peur de son grand-père.
"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 ?"
He reminds me of my grandfather. Il me rappelle mon grand-père.
He bribed that politician with a great deal of money. Il a soudoyé cet homme politique avec une grosse somme d'argent.
Grandfather is quite senile. Grand-père est assez sénile.
He was a great musician. C'était un grand musicien.
My grandfather was born in 1920. Mon grand-père est né en 1920.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Le grand plaisir de la vie, c'est de faire ce que les gens disent que vous ne pouvez pas faire.
My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman. Mon grand-père était un homme plutôt cultivé, pour l'époque et le lieu, mais il n'était simplement pas taillé pour être un homme d'affaires.
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