Usage examples of "À force de" in French with translation to English

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À force de repousser les mots vers le début de la phrase, il ne resta plus qu'eux deux à la fin : Mary, Tom. By dint of pushing the words back to the beginning of the sentence, there only remained the two of them at the end: Mary, Tom.
Ses yeux étaient rouges à force de pleurer. Her eyes were red from crying.
Ses joues commencèrent à rougir à force de ses compliments. Her cheeks began to glow at his compliments.
Nos ancêtres ont développé des mâchoires imposantes à force de combats constants. Our ancestors developed massive jaws as a result of constant combat.
J'avais mal aux muscles à force de trop jouer au tennis. My muscles ached from playing tennis too much.
À force d'aller au fond de tout, on y reste. If we always get to the bottom of things, at one point we stay there.
Je n'ai plus la force de discuter. I no longer have the energy to talk.
Cela ferait vingt-sept mots au lieu de quatre, et même si le message brut de la longue phrase serait compris, la force de persuasion serait perdue. That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.
Entretiens la force de ton esprit pour te protéger des soudains revers de fortune. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
Ce qu'elle manque en charisme elle le compense par sa force de travail. What she lacks in charisma she makes up for with hard work.
J'ai sous-estimé la force de mon adversaire. I have underestimated the strength of my opponent.
Je n'ai pas la force de finir ce travail tout seul. I don't have the power to finish the work alone.
Je n'ai pas la force de continuer à essayer. I don't have the strength to keep trying.
Il n'a pas la force de dire la vérité. He hasn't the nerve to tell the truth.
La force d'une femme est sa langue. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
La force d'une femme est dans sa langue. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
La force athlétique est un sport où les athlètes en compétition doivent soulever un poids maximum cumulé de trois épreuves de poids, la flexion des jambes, le développé-couché et le soulevé de terre. Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
Utilise la force, Saeb ! Use the Force, Saeb!
Il n'a plus de force. He has no more strength.
Cela me donne de la force pour aller de l'avant. This gives me the strength to go on.
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