Usage examples of "false start" in English with translation to French

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The contestant made two false starts. Le participant fit deux faux départs.

You've got a lot of nerve bringing me here under false pretenses. Vous ne manquez pas d'air de m'attirer ici sous de faux prétextes.

When will it suit you to start? À quel moment le départ te conviendrait-il ?

His story turned out to be false. Son histoire se révéla être fausse.

Hurry up, or it will start raining. Dépêche-toi ou il va commencer à pleuvoir.

I am the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Thou shalt have no other monsters before Me. (Afterwards is OK; just use protection.) The only Monster who deserves capitalization is Me! Other monsters are false monsters, undeserving of capitalization. Je suis le Monstre Spaghetti Volant. Tu n'adoreras point d'autres monstres avant Moi. (Après, c'est bon ; utilise juste une protection). Le seul Monstre qui mérite d'avoir une majuscule, c'est Moi ! Les autres monstres sont de faux monstres, qui ne méritent pas d'avoir une majuscule.

I have so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start. J'ai tellement de choses à vous dire que je ne sais pas par où commencer.

I don't want to raise false hopes. Je ne veux pas générer de faux espoirs.

I'll start with a beer. Je vais commencer avec une bière.

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." Il y a un culte de l'ignorance aux États-Unis d'Amérique et il y en a toujours eu un. L'effort d'anti-intellectualisme a été un fil conducteur de notre vie politique et culturelle, nourri par l'idée erronée que la démocratie signifie que « mon ignorance vaut tout autant que votre savoir ».

We will start whenever you are ready. Nous commencerons dès que vous êtes prêt.

Both claims are false. Les deux affirmations sont fausses.

To start with, I must thank you for your help. Premièrement, j'aimerais vous remercier pour votre aide.

The sentence with the preceding number is false. La phrase avec le numéro précédent est fausse.

We may as well start at once. On pourrait aussi commencer dès maintenant.

The rumor turned out to be false. La rumeur se révéla fausse.

I think it's time for me to start taking my responsibilities seriously. Je pense qu'il est temps que je commence à prendre mes responsabilités au sérieux.

This sentence is false. Cette phrase est fausse.

We're in the red this month. If we don't start spending less next month, we won't have any savings left. Nous sommes dans le négatif ce mois-ci. Si nous ne commençons pas à dépenser moins le mois prochain, nos économies seront épuisées.

The accused made up a false story in the court. Devant la cour, l'accusé a inventé une histoire abracadabrantesque.

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