Usage examples of "maîtresse de maison" in French with translation to English

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Tu es la maîtresse de tes mots mais, une fois énoncés, ils te gouvernent. You are the ruler of your words, but, once said, they rule you.
Il n'avait pas de maison pour vivre. He had no house to live in.
L'idée maîtresse de son discours était l'unité. The main idea in his speech was unity.
Il a commencé sa carrière avec une petite charrette à légumes qu'il conduisait de maison en maison. He began his career with a small vegetable cart which he took around from house to house.
Vous êtes la maîtresse de vos mots mais, une fois énoncés, ils vous gouvernent. You are the ruler of your words, but, once said, they rule you.
Ayant découvert la disparition de nombre de petits objets de la maison, je commence à penser que ma femme de maison a tendance à piquer. Having found a number of small items missing from my house, I'm starting to think that my housekeeper has sticky fingers.
Tu es la maîtresse de tes mots mais, une fois prononcés, ils te gouvernent. You are the ruler of your words, but, once said, they rule you.
Je n'aime pas ce genre de maison. I don't like this type of house.
Vous êtes la maîtresse de vos mots mais, une fois prononcés, ils vous gouvernent. You are the ruler of your words, but, once said, they rule you.
Il n'a pas de maison où vivre. He has no house in which to live.
N'ayez pas de maison, ayez un voisin. Don't have a house, have a neighbour.
Combien d'employées de maison est-ce que la dame veut employer ? How many maids does that lady want to employ?
Un entrepôt plein de feux d'artifice a explosé et a détruit un pâté de maison entier. A warehouse full of illegal fireworks blew up and destroyed a whole city block.
Il est très difficile de débarrasser notre maison des cafards. It is very hard to get rid of cockroaches from our house.
Tom savait que Mary était maîtresse d'école. Tom knew that Mary was a teacher.
J'ai visité la maison de ma grand-mère. I visited my grandmother's house.
J'ai demandé à ma maîtresse ce que je devais faire ensuite. I asked my teacher what I should do next.
Je mange dans la maison. I eat in the house.
Il rencontra sa maîtresse lors d'une escapade champêtre. He met his mistress during a country escapade.
Ton école est-elle loin de ta maison? Is your school far away from your house?
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