Usage examples of "plat original" in French with translation to English

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Un problème que les traducteurs rencontrent est que parfois le document original est mal écrit. One problem translators face is that sometimes the source document is poorly written.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Ils seront attaqués s'ils expriment un point de vue original, donc ils ne prennent aucun risque. They'll be attacked if they carelessly express an original viewpoint, so they only report on the safe options.
La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Le plat du jour est du poisson. Today's dinner is fish.
Ce plat se marie très bien avec du saké. This dish goes very well with sake.
Dans le temps, les gens croyaient que le monde était plat. People once believed the world was flat.
La pizza est mon plat préféré. Pizza is my favorite food.
La pile-bouton de l'horloge interne du PC est à plat. The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.
Un plat peut être épicé sans être brûlant. A dish can be spicy without being hot.
Je considère le crabe comme un plat exceptionnel. I regard crab as a great delicacy.
Je veux manger un plat de cuisine française. I want to eat French cuisine.
Pourriez-vous réchauffer ce plat ? Could you heat this dish?
Nous buvons généralement du thé après un plat. We generally drink tea after a meal.
Permettez-moi de vous expliquer le plat du jour. Let me tell you about our special.
J'ai dû pousser mon vélo, car j'avais un pneu à plat. I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.
Avec quelle sauce accompagnez-vous ce plat ? What sauce do you use for this dish?
Le sommet de la colline est plat. The top of the hill is flat.
J'aime bien réaliser des tours de magie pour les gamins, mais ils tombent parfois à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Chaque fois qu'il vient ici, il commande le même plat. Whenever he comes to this place, he orders the same dish.
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