Usage examples of "peine de mort" in French with translation to English

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Nous devrions abolir la peine de mort. We should abolish the death penalty.
La peine de mort devrait être abolie. The death penalty should be abolished.
Son crime méritait la peine de mort. His crime deserved the death penalty.
L'homme est passible de peine de mort. The man is liable to the death penalty.
Beaucoup de pays ont aboli la peine de mort. Many countries have abolished capital punishment.
Il trouva la religion sur son lit de mort. He got religion on his deathbed.
C'est pas la peine de te leurrer; tu vois bien qu'elle se paie ta tronche ! There is no point in deluding yourself; you know it well that she's just playing games with you.
La vie est un éclair, la beauté dure un jour ! Songe aux têtes de mort qui se ressemblent toutes. Life is but a flash of lightning, beauty lasts for a single day! Think about the skulls of the dead that are all alike.
Ce n'est pas la peine de s'inquiéter de pénuries pour le moment. There is no need to worry about shortages for the moment.
J'étais confus de l'entendre ainsi parler de mort, alors que, selon toutes les apparences, elle semblait aussi bien portante qu'on ne l'ait jamais vue. I wondered to hear her talking of death, when, to all appearance, she seemed as well as we had ever seen her.
Le juge prononça une peine de cinq ans de travaux forcés. The judge handed down a sentence of five years hard labor.
Son mari est sur son lit de mort. Her husband is about to die.
L'éducation est une chose admirable. Mais il est bien de se rappeler de temps en temps que rien de ce qu'il ne vaut la peine de savoir ne peut être enseigné. Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
C'était, pour ainsi dire, un problème de vie ou de mort. It is, as it were, a life and death problem.
Cet homme n'a même pas pris la peine de s'excuser de m'avoir marché sur le pied. The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.
C'est une question de vie ou de mort. It's a question of life or death.
Il me prit mon parapluie sans se donner la peine de demander. He took my umbrella without so much as asking.
Il a été condamné à une peine de travail d'intérêt général. He was sentenced to community service.
Cela vaut la peine de lire ce livre. It is worthwhile to read this book.
Donnez-vous la peine de tout simplifier. Strive to simplify everything.
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