Usage examples of "boîte à idées" in French with translation to English

<>
Mets la pince dans la boîte à outils. Put the pliers in the tool box.
Mets les pinces dans la boîte à outils. Put the pliers in the tool box.
Il y a quelques œufs dans la boîte. There are some eggs in the box.
Ses idées ne lui ont jamais rapporté un sou. His ideas never earned him a dime.
Il posa la boîte sur la table. He put the box on the table.
Les idées ne sont pas responsables de ce que les hommes en font. Ideas are not responsible for what men do of them.
Cette boîte doit être assez grande pour tous ces livres. This box must be large enough for all these books.
Il est difficile de comprendre ses idées. It's difficult to understand his ideas.
Cette boîte est trop petite pour tout contenir. That box is too small to hold all these things.
Mes idées sont différentes des tiennes. My ideas are different from yours.
La boîte est cassée. The box is broken.
Il a fait passer mes idées pour les siennes. He's been passing off my ideas as his.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
Même si les idées de cet homme sont bonnes, parce qu'il ne peut les exprimer correctement, il n'a pas l'ombre d'une chance qu'elles soient acceptées. Although the man's ideas are sound, because he can't express them well, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance of getting them accepted.
Le policier souleva la boîte avec précaution. The policeman lifted the box carefully.
Je ne veux pas perdre mes idées, même si certaines d'entre elles sont un peu extrêmes. I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.
Cette boîte servira à quelque chose. This box will do for something.
Nous allons dans le sud de la France pour nous changer les idées. We go to the South of France for a change of air.
Il écrasa la boîte. He crushed the box.
De tous les hommes que j'ai rencontrés, il peut comprimer le plus de mots dans les plus petites idées. He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download