Usage examples of "make ends meet" in English with translation to French

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Many couples in America both work to make ends meet. Beaucoup de couples en Amérique travaillent à deux pour joindre les deux bouts.

She tried to make both ends meet. Elle a essayé de joindre les deux bouts.

I hope I can manage to make both ends meet. J'espère pouvoir joindre les deux bouts.

The cost of living has risen so quickly that it is almost impossible for us to make both ends meet. Le coût de la vie a grimpé si rapidement qu'il nous est presque impossible de nouer les deux bouts.

Great figures don't meet high standards, but rather make their own. Les grands personnages ne se plient pas aux hautes exigences, mais créent plutôt les leurs.

The novel ends with the heroine's death. Le roman se termine par la mort de l'héroïne.

Did you make it by yourself? L'avez-vous fait vous-même ?

Nice to meet you. Je suis heureux de vous rencontrer.

Life never ends but earthly life does. La vie ne s'arrête jamais, mais la vie terrestre, oui.

To make things worse still, he became sick. Pour comble de malheur, il tomba malade.

Did you meet him? Tu l'as rencontrée ?

Shall we eat this Pocky from both ends? Devrions-nous manger ce Pocky depuis ses deux extrémités ?

You had better make sure that he is at home before you call on him. Tu devrais être sûr qu'il est chez lui avant que tu l'appelles.

Meet Mr. Petit. Je vous présente Monsieur Petit.

When it comes to my child, the trouble never ends. Quand il s'agit de mon enfant, je ne suis jamais à court de soucis.

I completely forgot to make something for us to eat. J'ai complètement oublié de préparer quelque chose à manger pour nous.

It makes no difference who I meet. Peu importe qui je rencontre.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Les frontières qui divisent la Vie et la Mort sont au mieux vagues et ombragées. Qui dira où l'une commence et où l'autre finit ?

Bees make honey. Les abeilles font du miel.

Ken went to the park to meet Yumi. Ken est allé au parc pour rencontrer Yumi.

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