Usage examples of "sans valeur" in French with translation to English

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Les confessions obtenues par la torture sont en général sans valeur. Confessions obtained by torture are generally worthless.
La plupart des magasins de souvenirs sont emplis de colifichets sans valeur. Most souvenir shops are filled with worthless knick-knacks.
La société d'investissements a dupé des clients en leur faisant acheter des actions sans valeur. The investment firm tricked customers into buying worthless stock.
Les choses anciennes que mon père a laissées quand il est mort se révélèrent n'être qu'un bric-à-brac sans valeur. The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.
Comme il ne s'y connait pas, son avis est sans valeur. Since he is not an expert, his opinion is no account.
L'hamamélis de Virginie resserre les pores sans dessécher la peau. Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
La valeur des livres était telle qu'on en prenait le plus grand soin. So valuable were books that the greatest care was taken of them.
Elle peut dire le mensonge le plus éhonté sans ciller. She can tell the most outrageous lie without batting an eye.
La valeur de l'action a baissé de moitié en un mois. The price of the stock declined by half in a month.
Il a accepté le poste sans trop y réfléchir. He took the job without giving it much thought.
Cette montre est d'une grande valeur. This watch is of great value.
Il a démissionné sans préavis. He quit without notice.
C'est quand on devient capable de bouger que la véritable valeur de la santé se fait ressentir. It's when you become able to move that the real value of health hits home.
Je ne peux pas écouter cette chanson sans repenser à l'époque où j'étais au lycée. I can not hear that song without thinking of my high school days.
Après le tremblement de terre, la valeur des terrains dans cette région a beaucoup diminué. After the earthquake, the land value in this area went down a lot.
Il va sans dire que fumer est mauvais pour votre santé. It goes without saying that smoking is bad for the health.
Qui peut trouver une femme vertueuse? Elle a bien plus de valeur que les perles. Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
C'est très frustrant d'essayer de retrouver ses lunettes quand on ne voit rien sans lunettes. It's very frustrating to try to find your glasses when you can't see anything without glasses.
Si vous avez un bon jardin, cela augmentera la valeur de votre maison. If you have a good garden, it will enhance the value of your house.
Même en portant un complet Armani et en conduisant une Jaguar, à la fin on est pareils aux fourmis. On bouge, on bouge et on meurt sans raison. Even if we wear an Armani suite or drive a Jaguar, in the end we're the same as ants. We move and move pointlessly and then we die.
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