Sentence examples of "how it is that" in English

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The following morning she said close to my ears: "We're going back to Paris tonight. He says that there's no way that he'll leave me alone in such a sad place. That's how it is." Le lendemain matin elle me dit dans l'oreille: "Nous retournons à Paris ce soir. Il dit qu'il n'est pas question qu'il me laisse seule dans un endroit aussi triste. C'est ainsi."

What a pity it is that you can't come! Quel dommage que vous ne puissiez pas venir !

You know how it is. Tu sais comment c'est.

Do whatever it is that he tells you to do. Fais quoi qu'il te dise de faire.

That's how it is. C'est comme ça.

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous. On peut dire quelque chose à propos de toute erreur ; mais, peu importe ce qu'on peut en dire, la chose la plus importante qu'on puisse en dire est qu'elle est une erreur.

So that's how it is! Ah, c'est comme ça !

The system will be adjusted to what it is that you are allowed to see. Le système sera ajusté à ce que vous avez le droit de voir.

This is how it is. C'est ainsi.

Nobody knows what it is that has been bothering him so much. Personne ne sait ce qui le tracasse tant.

I don't understand what it is that you're trying to say, but I like it! Je ne comprends pas ce que tu veux dire, mais ça me plaît !

Show me how it works. Montre-moi comment ça fonctionne.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Le problème aujourd'hui, c'est que l'avenir n'est plus ce qu'il était.

It is you who are to blame for the failure. C'est toi qui es à blâmer pour cet échec.

She told me how it was wrong to steal. Elle m'a dit combien c'était mal de voler.

The reason our hair is brown is that it enabled our monkey ancestors to hide amongst the coconuts. La raison pour laquelle notre fourrure est marron est que cela a permis à nos ancêtres les singes de se cacher parmi les noix de coco.

Aqua expresses the colour of clear water, it is a bright, and light, blue. Le bleu-vert exprime la couleur de l'eau claire ; c'est un bleu brillant et clair.

I don't quite know how it happened. Je ne sais pas exactement comment ça s'est produit.

I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.

It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the habit of early rising. On ne saurait exagérer l'importance de se lever tôt.

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