Usage examples of "appropriate amount" in English with translation to French

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The amount of time you spend practicing the trumpet is up to you. La quantité de temps que tu consacres à pratiquer la trompette est à ta discrétion.

I looked in my closet for something to wear, but couldn't find anything appropriate for the occasion. J'ai cherché dans ma garde-robe quelque chose à porter, mais je n'ai rien pu trouver qui convienne à l'occasion.

His debts amount to 100,000 yen. Sa dette se monte à 100.000 yen.

This showy dress isn't appropriate for me. Cette robe tapageuse n'est pas appropriée pour moi.

His debts amount to a considerable sum. Ses dettes s'élèvent à une somme considérable.

These clothes are not appropriate for a cold winter day. Ces vêtements sont inadaptés à un jour d'hiver froid.

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 ?

I need to configure this server with an appropriate firewall system. Il faut que je configure un pare-feu sur ce serveur.

I would like to drastically decrease the amount of time it takes me to clean the house. J'aimerais diminuer de manière drastique la somme de temps que ça me prend de nettoyer la maison.

Her behavior was appropriate to the occasion. Son comportement était de circonstance.

His debts amount to two million dollars. Ses dettes montent à deux millions de dollars.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men. L'âge approprié pour le mariage est à peu près de dix-huit ans pour les filles et de trente-sept ans pour les hommes.

There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying. Il y a une part de vérité dans ce qu'il dit.

Is this appropriate? Est-ce approprié ?

I've reduced the amount of meat I eat. J'ai diminué la quantité de viande que je mange.

It is not appropriate for you to do this. Il ne convient pas que tu fasses cela.

I will marshal a fair amount of scientific data to support my argument. Je rassemblerai une bonne quantité de données scientifiques pour corroborer ma thèse.

This summer we had an unusual amount of rain. Cet été nous avons eu un nombre inhabituel de précipitations.

If a very large amount of memory is installed, an 'insufficient memory' error message is displayed. Si une très grande quantité de mémoire est installée, un message d'erreur «mémoire insuffisante» apparaîtra à l'écran.

Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability. On dit que les Américains considèrent le revenu d'un homme comme critère majeur de ses capacités.

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