Usage examples of "fait divers" in French with translation to English

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Il y avait divers objets dans la chambre. There were various objects in the room.
Qu'est-ce qui rend compte du fait que les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes ? What accounts for the fact that woman outlive men?
Nous avons parlé de divers sujets. We talked about various topics.
Elle me fait souvent des blagues. She would often play tricks on me.
Nous parlâmes de divers sujets. We talked about various topics.
Cela fait trois ans qu'il est mort. It is three years since he died.
Tu peux aussi trouver beaucoup de livres sous divers formats au Projet Gutenberg. You can also find many books in various formats at Project Gutenberg.
Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
Après divers problèmes elle réussit à apprendre à conduire. After a lot of problems she managed to learn to drive a car.
Réfléchis à ce que tu as fait. Reflect on what you have done.
Les parfums sont souvent faits de la sueur de divers animaux mâles. Perfumes are often made from the sweat of various male animals.
Ça m'a fait rire. That made me laugh.
Le caractère obligatoire de la scolarité est rarement analysé dans la multitude d'ouvrages consacrés à l'étude des divers moyens de développer chez les enfants un désir d'apprendre. The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
Il fait une bonne action par jour. He does a kind act once a day.
L'entreprise fabrique des produits en papier divers. The company manufactures a variety of paper goods.
Il a dit qu'il pouvait courir 200 kilomètres en une journée et il l'a fait. He said he would run 200 kilometers in a day and he did.
Il a acquis des connaissances par divers livres. He has gleaned knowledge from various books.
On va voir de quoi tu es fait. Let's see what you're made of.
En plus de prêter des livres, les bibliothèques offrent divers services. Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
Elle chante souvent quand elle fait la vaisselle dans la cuisine. She often sings when she does the washing up in the kitchen.
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