Usage examples of "appliquer" in French with translation to English

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On pourrait appliquer la théorie des équilibres ponctués aux langues. We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.
Les lois étaient très difficiles à appliquer. The laws were very difficult to enforce.
Vous ne pouvez pas appliquer cette règle dans tous les cas. You can't apply this rule to every case.
Ne peux-tu pas appliquer les règles de manière un peu plus flexible ? Can't you apply the rules a little more elastically?
Ne pouvez-vous pas appliquer les règles de manière un peu plus flexible ? Can't you apply the rules a little more elastically?
Mary et Tom se disputèrent au sujet des étiquettes controversées à appliquer à cette phrase. Mary and Tom quarelled about the controversial tags to apply to this sentence.
Elle appliqua son mouchoir sur sa plaie. She applied her handkerchief to his wound.
Ceux qui appliquent la loi, doivent obéir à la loi. Those who enforce the law must obey the law.
Le médicament doit être appliqué localement. The medication should be administered topically.
Il applique ce principe à tout dans la vie. He applies this principle to everything in life.
Un nouveau cas se présenta. Ils lui appliquèrent la nouvelle règle. A new case occurred. They applied the new rule to it.
La méthode proposée est appliquée à trois études de cas basées sur des simulations. The proposed methodology is applied to three simulated case studies.
Ne pouvez-vous pas y appliquer une petite remise ? Can't you discount it a little?
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