Usage examples of "homme de lettres" in French with translation to English

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Combien de lettres figurent dans l'alphabet russe ? How many letters does the Russian alphabet have?
Un homme de raison aurait honte de faire une telle chose. A man of sense would be ashamed to do so.
Il a reçu pas mal de lettres, ce matin. He received quite a few letters this morning.
C'est un homme de parole, alors vous pouvez compter sur lui. He's a man of his word, so you can count on him.
Combien y a-t-il de lettres dans l'alphabet anglais ? How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
Il a accusé cet homme de vol. He accused the man of stealing.
Je téléphone souvent, mais j'écris rarement de lettres. I often call, but seldom write a letter.
Ce médecin est un homme de culture. This doctor is a man of culture.
Chaque écrivain à succès a un tiroir rempli de lettres de rejet. Every successful writer has a drawer full of rejection letters.
Elle a vu hier un homme de grande taille. She saw a tall man yesterday.
Des douzaines de lettres vous attendent. Dozens of letters are awaiting you.
C'est un homme de famille noble. He is a man of noble birth.
Il reçut un bon nombre de lettres ce matin. He received a good many letters this morning.
C'est un homme de haut rang. He is a man of high social status.
C'est difficile pour un vieil homme de changer sa manière de vivre. It's hard for an old man to change his way of living.
Un homme de peu de volonté est la cible des critiques ; même ses amis le harcèleront en corrigeant ses défauts. A man of weak will is the target of criticism; even his friends would badger him into correcting his defects.
Un homme de volonté ne peut être corrompu. A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
C'est un homme de grand talent. He is a man of great ability.
Un homme de paille vaut une femme en or. A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.
La mort d'un homme de talent m'attriste toujours, puisque le monde en a plus besoin que le ciel. The death of a talented man saddens me, as the world needs them more than heaven does.
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