Usage examples of "il ou elle" in French with translation to English

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Eh, cette Keiko - elle est jolie ou elle est chiante, je n'arrive pas à la comprendre. Sheesh, that Keiko - she's cute or she's hateful, just can't make her out.
Dans la plupart des sociétés, il est grossier de se référer à quelqu'un à la troisième personne tandis qu'il ou elle se tient là. In most societies, it's rude to refer to someone in the third person when he or she is standing right there.
Elle me donna un sac de cuir. She gave me a bag made of leather.
Elle me fait souvent des blagues. She would often play tricks on me.
Je sais où elle vit. I know where she lives.
Elle l'a regardé danser. She watched him dance.
Elle m'a raccompagnée chez moi en voiture. She gave me a ride home.
Elle a une chevelure abondante. She has abundant hair.
Elle est très amère envers moi. She is very bitter toward me.
Elle parle souvent de son fiancé. She often speaks about her fiancé.
Elle pleura la mort de son fils. She wept over her son's death.
Elle lui sourit. She smiled at him.
Elle lui a conseillé de prendre de longues vacances. She advised him to take a long holiday.
Elle a pas moins de dix enfants. She has no less than ten children.
Elle t'a trahi. She betrayed you.
Elle s'est décidée à partir à l'étranger. She made up her mind to go abroad.
Elle portait un long et ample manteau. She wore a long, loose coat.
Mary n'a pas l'air aimable, mais elle est de nature très gentille. Mary looks unfriendly, but she is really very kind at heart.
Elle arrive même à lire ce kanji difficile. She can read even this difficult a kanji.
Elle a l'air très heureuse. She looks very happy.
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