Usage examples of "investisseur à contre-tendance" in French with translation to English

Les garçons ont tendance à regarder de haut leurs jeunes sœurs. Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.

Il n'y a pas de honte à perdre contre un tel adversaire. There's no shame in losing to such a great player.

Il a tendance à oublier. He is apt to forget.

L'écureuil avança contre le vent très fort. The squirrel advanced against the strong wind.

Les parents américains ont tendance à parler en bien de leurs enfants en public. American parents are willing to say good things about their children in public.

Je travaille dans la recherche contre le SIDA. I am engaged in AIDS research.

Les philosophes ont tendance à avoir peu de contact avec le monde extérieur. Philosophers tend to have little contact with the outside world.

Ses actes étaient dirigés contre l'humanité. What he did was against humanity.

Les étrangers ont tendance à trouver les plafonds japonnais plutôt bas. In Japan the ceilings are quite low for foreigners.

Elles n'ont rien contre. They have nothing against it.

Il a tendance à se fâcher si tu lui poses beaucoup de questions. He tends to get angry if you ask a lot of questions.

La guerre est un crime contre l'humanité. War is a crime against humanity.

Nous avons tendance à juger tout le monde par nous-même. We are prone to judge every one by ourselves.

Il reposa son stylo et se laissa aller contre le dossier de sa chaise. He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.

Les jeunes gens ont tendance à aller trop loin. Young people tend to take things too far.

Posez l'échelle contre le mur. Stand the ladder against the wall.

Il me semble qu'elle a tendance à exagérer. It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

Les citoyens ont manifesté contre le nouveau projet. The citizens demonstrated to protest against the new project.

Tu as tendance à parler trop vite. You have a tendency to talk too fast.

De nombreux pays ont des lois strictes contre les drogues. A number of countries have strict laws against drugs.

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