Usage examples of "on an average" in English with translation to French

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They went on an expedition to the Antarctic. Ils partirent en expédition en Antarctique.
At worst, I will get an average mark. Au pire, j'aurais une note moyenne.
Six of us are going on an excursion to the beach this weekend. Six d'entre nous vont à une excursion à la plage ce weekend.
He will get an average mark at best. Il obtiendra, au mieux, une note moyenne.
Have you ever cheated on an exam? As-tu jamais triché à un examen ?
When an average person sends a message in a bottle, it's just a childish fantasy. When Christopher Columbus sends a message in a bottle, the fate of an entire country is at stake. Quand monsieur tout-le-monde envoie un message dans une bouteille, c'est juste un amusement enfantin. Quand Christophe Colomb envoie un message dans une bouteille, c'est le sort d'un pays entier qui est en jeu.
We had a rough crossing on an old ferry. Nous avons fait une rude traversée à bord d'un vieux ferry.
He will get an average mark at worst. Au pire, il aura une note moyenne.
You should especially not drink on an empty stomach. Vous ne devriez surtout pas boire sur un estomac vide.
The U.S. president's passport is black, not blue like an average citizen's. Le passeport du président des États-Unis est noir, et non pas bleu comme celui d'un citoyen ordinaire.
I was abroad on an assignment. J'étais en mission à l'étranger.
Thomas A. Edison so loves his work that he sleeps an average of less than four hours of each twenty-four. Thomas Edison adore tellement son travail qu'il dort en moyenne moins de quatre heures toutes les vingt-quatre heures.
On an island in the Seine, there is a big church called Notre Dame. Sur une île de la Seine se trouve une grande église appelée Notre Dame.
You can also ride on an old, restored, steam train. Il est aussi possible de monter dans un vieux train à vapeur restauré.
She put on an air of innocence. Elle adopta un air d'innocence.
He wrote a book based on an idea which he borrowed from his wife. Il écrivit un livre sur une idée empruntée à son épouse.
Drinking on an empty stomach is bad for health. Boire avec un estomac vide est mauvais pour la santé.
What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this. Quoi ? Tout ce que j'ai, c'est une petite soupe et du céleri ? Je ne suis pas un moine Zen, je ne peux pas survivre à un régime d'austérité comme celui-ci.
I have entered on an enterprise which is without precedent, and will have no imitator. Je forme une entreprise qui n'eut jamais d'exemple et dont l'exécution n'aura point d'imitateur.
When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence. Lorsqu'il a demandé qui avait cassé la fenêtre, tous les garçons ont pris un air innocent.
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