Usage examples of "matière première" in French with translation to English

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Le bateau transporte des matières premières d’Indonésie. The ship transports raw materials from Indonesia.
Les marchés à terme des matières premières sont devenus hautement spéculatifs. Commodity futures markets have become highly speculative.
Le Japon importe plusieurs matières premières depuis l'étranger. Japan imports various raw materials from abroad.
Le Japon doit importer la plupart de ses matières premières. Japan has to import most of its raw materials.
Le Japon importe des matières premières de Chine et lui exporte des produits finis. Japan imports raw materials from China and exports finished products to it.
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières. I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Quel est votre matière préférée ? What's your favorite subject?
Elle alla à Paris pour la première fois. She went to Paris for the first time.
Dans notre lycée, le français est une matière optionnelle. At our high school, French is an elective.
Elle avait raison la première fois. She was right the first time.
Désolée, mais vous avez tort en la matière. Sorry, but you're in the wrong here.
La foi c'est entamer la première marche, même lorsqu'on ne voit pas la totalité de l'escalier. Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.
La vie n'est qu'une forme d'organisation sophistiquée de la matière. Life is but a sophisticated way of organising matter.
Elle l'a rencontré pour la première fois lorsqu'ils étaient étudiants. She first met him when they were students.
Tu n'as pas tout à fait raison en la matière - laisse-moi t'expliquer. You aren't quite right about that — let me explain.
Elle est la première de sa classe. She is at the top of her class.
C'est une autorité en matière d'humanités. He is an authority on the humanities.
Je l'ai rencontré pour la première fois il y a 3 ans. I first met him three years ago.
La physique est ma matière favorite. Physics is my favorite subject.
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