Usage examples of "quatrième de couverture" in French with translation to English

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Pour qu'un livre se vende bien, il faut qu'il y ait une belle fille sur la couverture, et il se vendra d'autant mieux qu'il y aura moins de couverture sur la belle fille ! For a book to sell well, there needs to be a pretty girl on the cover, and the book will sell all the better, the less cover there is on the pretty girl.

Deux est la racine quatrième de seize. Two is the fourth root of sixteen.

Un livre tomba de l'étagère et atterrit directement sur sa première de couverture. A book fell from the shelf and landed squarely on its face.

Voudriez-vous bien m'apporter un oreiller et une couverture, je vous prie ? Could you bring me a pillow and blanket, please?

Il a été classé quatrième sur un total de 56 coureurs. He ranked fourth on a total of 56 runners.

Puis-je avoir un oreiller et une couverture ? Could I have a pillow and blanket?

Ma chambre est au quatrième étage. My room is on the fourth floor.

Donne-moi une couverture supplémentaire, je te prie. Please give me a spare blanket.

Mon appartement se situe au quatrième étage. My apartment is on the fourth floor.

Puis-je avoir une couverture ? Can I get a blanket?

Je ne sais pas avec quelles armes la troisième guerre mondiale sera menée, mais la quatrième se fera avec des bâtons et des pierres. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

On ne peut pas juger un livre sur sa couverture. You can't judge a book by its cover.

Avril est le quatrième mois de l'année. April is the fourth month of the year.

Couvre l'homme blessé avec cette couverture. Cover up the injured man with this blanket.

Mon appartement est au quatrième étage. My apartment is on the fourth floor.

Tu peux m'apporter une couverture? Could you bring me a blanket?

Ne juge pas un livre sur sa couverture. Don't judge a book by its cover.

J'ai besoin d'une couverture supplémentaire. I need an extra blanket.

Puis-je avoir un oreiller et une couverture, je vous prie. May I have a pillow and a blanket, please?

Ne jugez pas un livre d'après sa couverture. Don't judge a book by its cover.

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