Usage examples of "ces deux" in French with translation to English

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Ces deux frères se ressemblent. These two brothers resemble each other.
Ces deux étudiants ont réussi tous les examens. Both those students passed all the tests.
Ces deux droites se coupent à angle droit. These two lines cut across each other at right angles.
J'ai laissé libres les après-midi du 20 et du 21, et je voudrais savoir si M. Grant pourrait participer à une réunion à l'une de ces deux dates. I have kept available the afternoon of the 20th and the 21st, and would like to know if Mr Grant will be available for a meeting on either of those two days.
Je me trouve en partie d’accord avec chacune de ces deux thèses. I find myself in partial agreement with both of these arguments.
Lorsque nous entendons parler d'un divorce, nous supposons qu'il a été causé par l'incapacité de ces deux personnes à s'entendre sur les fondamentaux. When we hear of a divorce we assume that it was caused by the inability of those two people to agree upon fundamentals.
Tu peux choisir l'un ou l'autre de ces deux livres. You may choose either of the two books.
Je n'arrive pas à distinguer ces deux jumeaux. I can't tell one twin from the other.
Vous savez que ces deux nations sont en guerre pour quelques arpents de neige vers le Canada, et qu'elles dépensent pour cette belle guerre beaucoup plus que tout le Canada ne vaut. You know that two nations are at war about a few acres of snow somewhere around Canada, and that they are spending on this beautiful war more than the whole of Canada is worth.
Choisissez l'un de ces deux tee-shirts. Choose either of the two T-shirts.
Tu as découvert la différence entre ces deux photos ? Did you find the difference between these two photos?
La gare est située entre ces deux villes. The station is located between these two towns.
L'une et l'autre de ces deux routes mènent à la gare. Either of the two roads leads to the station.
Ces deux enfants avaient le même âge. Those two children were the same age.
Peux-tu regarder ces deux photos et dire laquelle est mieux ? Can you look at these two pictures and tell me which one is better?
De ces deux opinions, je préfère la deuxième à la première. Of these two opinions, I prefer the latter to the former.
Il a lu pas moins de 50 livres au cours de ces deux dernières semaines. He has read as many as 50 books for the last two weeks.
Ces deux chemises sont faites du même tissu. These two shirts are made from the same material.
Ces deux idées sont assez distinctes. Those two ideas are quite distinct.
Tu ne peux pas avoir ces deux livres. You can't have both books.
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