Usage examples of "effet de style" in French with translation to English

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En matière de style, cette voiture est la meilleure. With regard to the style this car is best.
Ma grand-mère n'a jamais changé de style de vie. My grandmother never changed her style of living.
Les rochers sont disposés harmonieusement dans le jardin de style japonais. Rocks are beautifully arranged in the Japanese-style garden.
Veuillez inscrire la taille, la couleur et le style sur le bon de commande. Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
Est-ce que ce médicament fait effet rapidement ? Does the medicine act quickly?
J'aime votre style. I like the way you look.
Il a pris sa retraite avant que les nouvelles modalités des pensions ne prennent effet. He retires before the new pension scheme is due to come into effect.
Un style empreint de maniérisme. A style marked by mannerisms.
Cela n'a eu aucun effet sur lui. It has had no effect on him.
Marre d'avoir toujours le même style ? Tired of always having the same style?
Ces champignons ont un effet émétique. Si on absorbe de l'alcool après en avoir mangé, on se sent très malade. These mushrooms have a revulsive effect. If you drink alcohol after having eaten them, you will feel very sick.
Ses discours rappellent le style lapidaire de son prédécesseur. His speeches resemble the straight-to-the-point style of his incumbent.
À quel effet en avez-vous fait l'acquisition ? What did you buy it for?
Ce style est chouette, mais l'avez-vous dans une couleur différente ? The style is nice, but do you have it in a different color?
En musique comme en rhétorique, une pause est souvent utilisée pour créer un effet dramatique. In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
L'auteur a un beau style. The author has a beautiful style.
En effet, il est plus beau d’éclairer que de briller seulement ; de même est-il plus beau de transmettre aux autres ce qu’on a contemplé que de contempler seulement. Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.
Si je savais bien dessiner, je peindrai des images dans le style de « Où est Charlie ? », mais sans Charlie. If I could draw well, I would paint pictures in "Where is Waldo?"-style, but leave out Waldo.
L'aspirine n'a aucun effet sur la tension artérielle. Aspirin has no effect on the blood pressure.
Elle changea son style de coiffure pendant les vacances d’été. She changed her hairstyle during summer vacation.
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