Usage examples of "set of circumstances" in English with translation to French

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Man is not the creature, so much as he is the creator, of circumstances. L'homme n'est pas tant la créature que le créateur des circonstances.
The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. Le but du propagandiste est de faire oublier à un ensemble de personnes que certains autres ensembles de personnes sont humaines.
How come you only gave me a hamburger? Isn't this a meal set of a hamburger, French fries and a drink? Comment se fait-il que vous ne me donniez qu'un hamburger ? Ce n'est pas un menu hamburger, frites et boisson ?
A TV set of this size will take little space. Une télévision de cette taille ne prendra pas beaucoup de place.
The set of real numbers is uncountable. L'ensemble des nombres réels n'est pas dénombrable.
Not all geniuses are engineers, but all engineers are geniuses. The set of all engineers is thus an, unfortunately proper, subset of all geniuses. Tous les génies ne sont pas des ingénieurs, mais tous les ingénieurs sont des génies. L'ensemble de tous les ingénieurs est donc un sous-ensemble, malheureusement propre, de tous les génies.
Under no circumstances can we accept checks. En aucune circonstance nous ne pouvons accepter les chèques.
The diamond was set in a gold ring. Le diamant était enchâssé dans une bague en or.
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. Le caractère de chaque action dépend des circonstances dans lesquelles elle est réalisée.
He set his son up as a baker. Il a établi son fils comme boulanger.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's meeting has been cancelled until further notice. En raison de circonstances imprévues, la réunion de ce soir a été annulée jusqu'à nouvel ordre.
A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man. Une souscription a été lancée afin d'ériger un monument à mémoire du défunt.
You can't say anything till you know the circumstances. Tu ne peux rien dire jusqu'à ce que tu connaisses les circonstances.
Set the clock right. It's ten minutes fast. Règle la pendule. Elle avance de dix minutes.
His family circumstances were such that he became a teacher out of necessity. La situation financière de sa famille était telle qu'il devint professeur par nécessité.
The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday. Le prisonnier a été remis en liberté hier.
He couldn't adapt to new circumstances. Il n'a pas pu s'adapter à de nouvelles circonstances.
Are you ready to set off? Es-tu prêt à commencer ?
Circumstances forced us to put off the meeting. Les circonstances nous ont forcés à remettre la réunion à plus tard.
If you are a parent, don't allow yourself to set your heart on any particular line of work for your children. Si vous êtes parent, ne vous laissez pas aller à pencher en direction d'une voie professionnelle particulière pour vos enfants.
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