Usage examples of "au sens propre de" in French with translation to English

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S'il est permis de rire, il est très malhonnête d'éclater ou de prolonger le rire au-delà des justes bornes d'une honnête modération; l'Esprit Saint nous apprend que c'est le propre de l'insensé d'élever la voix en riant. While laughing is allowed, it is most dishonest to laugh out loud or to extend one's laughter beyond the limits of a just moderation; the Holy Ghost teaches us that it is the character of a madman to raise one's voice while laughing.
Son discours n'avait aucun sens pour moi. His speech made no sense to me.
Veuillez m'apporter un couteau propre. Please bring me a clean knife.
Connaissez-vous le sens de ce mot ? Do you know the meaning of this word?
Chaque pays a sa propre histoire. Every country has its own history.
Tu ne sens pas la maison trembler ? Don't you feel the house shaking?
Il a monté sa propre entreprise cette année là. He set up his company that year.
Danny n'a pas le sens de la beauté. Danny has no sense of beauty.
Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours. What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
N'as-tu donc pas le sens de la justice ? Don't you have a sense of justice?
Il conduit sa propre voiture. He drives his own car.
Quelle est le sens de cela ? What's the meaning of that?
Je me suis convaincu que les règles strictes de mes parents étaient pour mon propre bien. I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit.
Tu sens si bon. You smell so nice.
Tu ne trouves pas drôle le fait que le roi des caricatures a fait toute une histoire à propos de sa propre caricature ? You don't find it funny that the king of caricatures made such a big fuss over his own caricature?
La pauvreté est, dans un sens, une bénédiction. Poverty is, in a sense, a blessing.
Pensez-vous sérieusement à démarrer votre propre affaire ? Are you seriously thinking about starting your own business?
Il a assez de bon sens pour ne pas y aller seul. He knows better than to go there alone.
Je dispose de ma propre chambre. I have my own room.
Un bébé n'a pas de sens moral. A baby has no moral compass.
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