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

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Il faut que je décide quoi faire. I must decide what to do.
La vie commence quand on décide ce qu’on attend d’elle. Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it.
Nous pouvons juste souhaiter que le gouvernement décide de retirer ses troupes. We can only hope that the government decides to withdraw its troops.
On peut arrêter le SIDA seulement si chaque personne décide d'agir contre lui. AIDS can be stopped only if every person decides to take action against it.
L'un des grands mystères de la vie est comment un chat décide de quoi faire maintenant. One of the great mysteries of life is how a cat decides what to do next.
Le bien et le mal sont les deux faces d'une même pièce. Celui qui détient le pouvoir décide quelle face prend quelle inscription. Right and wrong are two faces of the same coin. Whoever has the power decides which face gets what inscription.
Elle décida de l'épouser. She decided to marry him.
À quel concert as-tu décidé d'aller ? Which concert did you choose to attend?
Ils décidèrent de travailler avec davantage d'application. They resolved to work harder.
Il décida de devenir juge. He decided to be a lawyer.
Je devais décider d'aller avec lui ou de rester seul ici. I had to choose going with him or staying here alone.
Elle a décidé de ne pas payer l'amende. She resolved not to pay the fine.
Je décidai de devenir avocat. I decided to be a lawyer.
Par exemple, certaines personnes décident de vivre ensemble et d'avoir des enfants sans se marier. For example, more people are choosing to live together and have children without getting married.
J'avais décidé de voler un yen pour aller le voir, mais nous étions pauvres et jamais je n'aurais pu trouver un yen à voler dans notre maison. I had resolved to steal one yen to go see it, but we were poor and there was no way I would find one yen to steal around our house.
Décidons à pile ou face. Let's decide with a coin toss.
Il a décidé d'essayer. He decided to give it a try.
Alors, vous êtes-vous décidé ? Well, have you decided?
Alors, vous êtes-vous décidés ? Well, have you decided?
Lucie décida de révéler son amour. Lucy decided to reveal her love.
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