Usage examples of "de petite taille" in French with translation to English

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Un gratte-ciel est-il un objet de grande taille lointain ou un objet de petite taille vu de près ? Is a skyscraper a big thing far away or a small thing close up?
Elle était, contrairement à sa fille, de petite taille et son corps était gras sur les côtés. C'est comme si une tête humaine avait été attachée sur le corps d'un cochon. She was, unlike her daughter, of small stature and her body was fat on the sides. It was as if a human head had been fitted unto the body of a pig.
Je ne suis pas un nain. Je suis une personne de petite taille ! I'm not a midget. I'm a dwarf!
Je ne porte pas de petite culotte. I am not wearing any underwear.
Je n'ai pas de petite soeur. I don't have a younger sister.
Il n'a pas de petite amie. He has no girlfriend.
C'est de la taille d'une petite voiture. It's the size of a small car.
"Trente dollars, c'est beaucoup pour cette petite pièce", pensa-t-il. "Thirty dollars is a lot for that small room," he thought.
De quelle taille est votre maison ? How big is your house?
Il a un grand bureau dans sa petite pièce. He has a large desk in his small room.
Il y a une différence de taille entre parler "avec" quelqu'un et parler "à" quelqu'un. There's an important difference between talking "with" someone and talking "to" them.
Ma sœur est plus petite que toi. My sister is shorter than you.
Lui et moi sommes presque de la même taille. He and I are almost the same height.
Je crois que je devrais organiser une petite fête. I think that I should organize a little party.
Veuillez inscrire la taille, la couleur et le style sur le bon de commande. Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
Je pris la petite fille par la main. I took the little girl by the hand.
Elle est approximativement de la même taille que toi. She's about the same height as you.
Il était une fois, dans un petit village une petite fille qui s'appelait Petit chaperon vert. Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.
Il n'était pas de taille à se mesurer à un avocat. He was no match for a lawyer.
Tu n'es pas aussi petite que moi. You aren't as short as I am.
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