Usage examples of "in a way" in English with translation to French

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Paris is the center of the world, in a way. Paris est en un sens le centre du monde.

Those shadows appeared in a way like giant dinosaurs, with a long neck and a very big jaw without teeth. Ces ombres apparurent en quelque sorte comme un dinosaure géant, au long cou et à la mâchoire très grosse, sans dents.

You are right in a way. En un sens, tu as raison.

In a way you are right, but I still have doubts. D'une certaine manière tu as raison, mais j'ai encore des doutes.

Our teachers say ours is the best school in the state, and in a way, it is. Nos professeurs disent que notre école est la meilleure du pays, et en un sens, c'est vrai.

Please write in a way that concretely conveys the question. Veuillez s'il vous plaît rédiger de manière à exprimer de façon concrète l'idée de la question.

In a way, life is a cruel thing. It holds major problems in store for each one of us. En un sens, la vie est cruelle. Elle garde en réserve des problèmes majeurs pour chacun d'entre nous.

During this period, there was a way to get into the French clubhouse without standing in line: you had to eat the products inside, but it was really expensive. Durant cette période, il y avait un moyen pour entrer dans le pavillon français sans avoir besoin de faire la queue : il fallait aller manger les produits à l'intérieur, mais c'était vraiment trop cher.

Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.

In Singapore, a way to punish criminals is to whip them, or hit them several strokes with a cane, on their backs. À Singapour, une façon de punir les criminels est de les fouetter, ou de les frapper plusieurs fois avec une canne, sur le dos.

Tom boasts of never having been defeated in a horse race. Tom se vante de n'avoir jamais été battu dans une course de chevaux.

He has found a way, right? Il a trouvé un moyen, n'est-ce pas ?

The rights of the individual are important in a free society. Les droits des individus sont importants dans une société libre.

In Singapore, a way to punish criminals is to whip them. À Singapour, une manière de punir les criminels est de les fouetter.

I ate lunch in a hurry. J'ai déjeuné en hâte.

I need to find a way out. Je dois trouver une issue.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Dans un temps de mensonge universel, dire la vérité est un acte révolutionnaire.

It's a way of making sure that the controller is not too aggressive. C'est une façon de garantir que le régulateur ne soit pas trop agressif.

When he came to he found himself lying in a small, windowless cell. Lorsqu'il revint à lui, il se trouva étendu dans une petite cellule dépourvue de fenêtre.

You have a way with women. Tu sais t'y prendre avec les femmes.

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