Usage examples of "historical sense" in English with translation to French

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He looked into historical documents to solve the mystery. Il a étudié des documents historiques pour résoudre cette énigme.

Can you make sense of what the writer is saying? Comprenez-vous le sens de ce que l'écrivain écrit ?

You will find that book in the historical section of the library. Tu trouveras ce livre dans le département Histoire de la bibliothèque.

It makes sense now. C'est sensé, désormais.

Constantine the Great is discussed controversively in modern historical research. On discute de manière controversée de Constantin le Grand dans les recherches historiques modernes.

In a sense, it is true. En un sens, c'est vrai.

Few historical debates have inflamed passions as much as the debate concerning Slavisation of Greece between the 7th and 9th centuries. Peu de débats historiques ont soulevé autant de passion que celui relatif à la slavisation de la Grèce entre le VIIe et le IXe siècle.

In a sense, life is only a dream. En un sens, la vie n'est qu'un rêve.

We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world – tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. Nous nous rencontrons à un moment de tension entre les États-Unis et les musulmans à travers le monde - tension enracinée dans des forces historiques qui dépassent tout débat politique actuel.

That makes perfect sense to me. Ça me semble tout à fait sensé.

Christopher Columbus abhorred historical inaccuracies. Christophe Colomb détestait les erreurs historiques.

I had enough sense to get out of there. J'eus assez de bon sens pour sortir de là.

I read somewhere that animals can sense an earthquake before it hits. J'ai lu quelque part que les animaux savent détecter un séisme avant qu'il ne frappe.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Le sens commun, c'est le ramassis des préjugés appris jusqu'à l'âge de 18 ans.

He was so confused that his answer did not make any sense. Il fut si troublé que sa réponse n'eut aucun sens.

This story does not make sense! C'est une histoire sans queue ni tête !

O heat, dry up my brains! Tears seven times salt, burn out the sense and virtue of mine eye! Ô chaleur, dessèche mon cerveau! ô larmes sept fois salées, consumez en mes yeux tout don de sentir et d'agir!

We have to set up the Republic of common sense. Il faut mettre en place la République du bon sens.

In a sense, life is but a dream. D'un certain point de vue, la vie n'est qu'un rêve.

My common sense is so messed up, that it's not common anymore. Mon sens commun est tellement bouleversé qu'il n'est plus commun.

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