Usage examples of "faire place nette" in French with translation to English

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Les vieilles maisons furent détruites pour faire place à un supermarché. The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.
"Pourrais-tu le faire à ma place ?" "Désolé, je suis trop occupé". "Could you do this instead of me?" "Sorry, I'm too busy."
Mon père prit sa retraite pour faire de la place aux plus jeunes. My father retired to make way for younger people.
Pourriez-vous faire ceci à ma place ? Could you do this instead of me?
Pourrais-tu faire ceci à ma place ? Could you do this instead of me?
Je n'ai pas envie d'aller au cinoche. Allons faire une promenade à la place. I don't feel like going to the movies. Let's take a walk instead.
Ne choisissez jamais une nouvelle vocation simplement parce que vous ne tenez pas en place. Never choose a new vocation just because you are restless.
Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
Gardez votre chambre aussi nette que vous pouvez. Keep your room as neat as you can.
Cette place est grande, n'est-ce pas ? This place is large, isn't it?
Tom ne pourrait pas faire une telle chose. Tom couldn't do something like that.
Maintenez votre chambre aussi nette que vous pouvez. Keep your room as neat as you can.
La potence était déjà dressée sur la place. The gallows were already standing on the square.
Êtes-vous sûr qu'elle peut faire ça ? Are you sure she can do this?
On avait une idée assez nette de ce que le monde pensait des États-Unis. On sait désormais ce que les États-Unis pensent du reste du monde. We had a fairly good idea what the world thought of the United States. Now we also know what the United States thinks of the rest of the world.
J'ai demandé une place en non-fumeur. I asked for a seat in the no-smoking section.
N'as-tu rien à faire de mieux de ton temps ? Don't you have anything better to do with your time?
Tenez votre chambre aussi nette que vous pouvez. Keep your room as neat as you can.
J'ai laissé ma place à la vieille dame. I gave my seat to the old lady.
Que penses-tu qu'elle soit maintenant en train de faire ? What do you think she is doing now?
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