Usage examples of "reduced to ashes" in English with translation to French

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Our school was reduced to ashes. Notre école a été réduite en cendres.
The house was burned to ashes. La maison a été réduite en cendres.
The convicted drug dealer was willing to comply with the authorities to have his death sentence reduced to a life sentence. Le vendeur de drogue condamné à mort était disposé à coopérer avec les autorités pour voir sa sentence réduite à la peine à perpétuité.
The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton. Le pauvre vieillard était réduit à l'état de squelette.
Be reduced to skin and bones. Ne plus avoir que la peau sur les os.
That man was reduced to begging for money. Cet homme en était réduit à mendier pour de l'argent.
In 1493, the Vatican gave America to Spain and granted Africa to Portugal, "so that barbarous nations be reduced to the Catholic faith". En 1493, le Vatican a offert l'Amérique à l'Espagne et l'Afrique noire au Portugal "pour que les nations barbares soient réduites à la foi catholique".
The murder charge was reduced to manslaughter. L'inculpation pour assassinat a été reclassée en homicide.
The fire reduced the house to ashes. La maison fut réduite en cendres par l'incendie.
The big fire reduced the whole town to ashes. Le grand incendie réduisit toute la ville en cendres.
The fire reduced the whole village to ashes. Le feu a réduit le village en cendres dans son intégralité.
I will show that it's possible to be reborn from one's ashes. Je te montrerai que l’on peut renaître de ses cendres.
The incumbent's rival is taking issue with the claim that crime was reduced by 50% under the current administration. Le rival du sortant conteste l'affirmation que la criminalité a été réduite de cinquante pour cent sous l'actuelle administration.
Peace to his ashes! Paix à ses cendres !
Those shoes have been reduced. Le prix de ces souliers a été réduit.
A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins. Une série d'explosions mis le laboratoire en ruine.
I've reduced the amount of meat I eat. J'ai diminué la quantité de viande que je mange.
We reduced our spending during the recession. Nous avons réduit nos dépenses pendant la récession.
Mass production reduced the price of many goods. La production en masse a réduit le prix de beaucoup de biens.
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