Usage examples of "years or older" in English with translation to French

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When seen in the perspective of half-a-dozen years or more, the best of our fashions strike us as grotesque, if not unsightly. Quand on les observe à une demi-douzaine d'années, ou plus, de distance, même les plus belles modes nous paraissent grotesques, voire disgracieuses.
I don't know whether he's younger or older than I am. Je ne sais pas s'il est plus jeune ou plus âgé que moi.
He's three years older than me. Il a trois ans de plus que moi.
Mother is two years older than Father. Ma mère a deux ans de plus que mon père.
He's three years older than I am. Il a trois ans de plus que moi.
John's two years older than me. John a deux ans de plus que moi.
Suzanne is two years older than me. Suzanne a deux ans de plus que moi.
She's two years older than him. Elle a deux ans de plus que lui.
She is two years older than you. Elle est deux ans plus vieille que vous.
I'm only three years older than he is. Je n'ai que trois ans de plus que lui.
Kim is two years older than him. Kim a deux ans de plus que lui.
Our car is three years older than yours. Notre voiture a trois ans de plus que la tienne.
He is older than I by two years. Il est plus vieux que moi de deux ans.
He is older than I by two years, but less tall than I. Il est plus vieux que moi de deux ans, mais moins grand que moi.
He is older than Jane by two years. Il est plus vieux que Jane de 2 ans.
I am older than he by three years. J'ai trois ans de plus que lui.
My older sister was grounded for coming home too late last night. Ma sœur aînée est privée de sorties pour être rentrée trop tard la nuit dernière.
I will have been studying English for five years next February. À partir de février prochain, je vais étudier l'anglais pendant cinq ans.
She is older and wiser now. Elle est plus âgée et plus sage, maintenant.
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.
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