Usage examples of "working person" in English with translation to French

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Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.
Some people are working in the fields. Des gens travaillent aux champs.
Just a word can do harm to a person. Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un.
One of the lights is not working. Do you think you could come take a look? Une des lampes ne marche pas. Penses-tu pouvoir venir regarder ?
Do not fear the heavens and the earth, but be afraid of hearing a person from Wenzhou speak in their local tongue. Ne crains pas le ciel et la terre, mais redoute d'entendre une personne de Wenzhou parler dans sa langue locale.
I have been working for this newspaper for 4 years. Cela fait 4 ans que je travaille pour ce journal.
Mary was wondering whether she counted for Tom as a mere word or as a real person. Mary se demandait si elle comptait pour Tom comme un simple mot ou comme une vraie personne.
Carry on working while I am away. Continuez de travailler pendant que je ne suis pas là.
I am a very sad person. Je suis une personne très triste.
He is very friendly, so I enjoy working with him. Il est très sympathique, donc j'aime bien travailler avec lui.
He is a pleasant person. C'est une personne agréable.
It's working as intended. Ça fonctionne comme prévu.
He went there in person. Il y est allé en personne.
May I ask what you're working on? Puis-je demander sur quoi vous travaillez ?
It's been hundreds of years since just one person could grasp the whole of scientific knowledge. Des siècles ont passé depuis qu'une seule personne pouvait saisir l'ensemble de la connaissance scientifique.
Who is it that you're working for? Pour qui travailles-tu ?
You're the only person I know who can help me. Vous êtes la seule personne que je connaisse qui puisse m'aider.
He seemed to be tired from working hard. Il avait l'air fatigué de travailler dur.
You're the only person who ever comes to visit me. Vous êtes la seule personne à jamais me rendre visite.
Working together, they cleaned the entire house in no time. En travaillant ensemble, ils ont nettoyé toute la maison très rapidement.
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