Sentence examples of "act of honour" in English
His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
Son acte impudent de défiance a failli lui coûter la vie.
It is an act of cruelty to lock a small child in his room.
C'est un acte de cruauté que d'enfermer un petit enfant dans sa chambre.
The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime.
L'acte le plus instinctif de tout animal est de protéger ses enfants, et pour les hommes cette protection persiste toute la vie.
If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving.
S'il y a une chose impardonnable, c'est de ne pas pardonner.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aucun acte de bonté, peu importe à quel point il est petit, n'est jamais gaspillé.
One must act as a man of thought and think as a man of action.
Il faut agir en homme de pensée et penser en homme d'action.
It's a shame that you don't honour us with your presence.
Il est dommage que vous ne nous fassiez pas l'honneur de votre présence.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Nul ne sera condamné pour des actions ou omissions qui, au moment où elles ont été commises, ne constituaient pas un acte délictueux d'après le droit national ou international. De même, il ne sera infligé aucune peine plus forte que celle qui était applicable au moment où l'acte délictueux a été commis.
Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty.
Sur mon honneur je n’ai jamais vu autant de femmes aimables dans ma vie, et il y en a plusieurs qui sont d'une beauté peu commune.
Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.
Sir William Lucas, autrefois négociant à Meryton, possédait une jolie fortune. Ayant exercé honorablement l’office de maire, il avait obtenu du roi le titre de chevalier.
If you don't get your act together you won't graduate from high school.
Si tu ne t'organises pas, tu ne vas jamais obtenir ton bac.
For what is the amount of all his prayers, but an attempt to make the Almighty change his mind, and act otherwise than he does?
Car qu'est la quantité de toutes ses prières, sinon une tentative de faire changer d'avis au Tout-Puissant pour qu'il agisse autrement qu'il ne fait ?
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