Sentence examples of "cherry picking" in English
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
Si possible, les Japonais semblent préférer choisir un conjoint qui leur ressemble, chercher une situation stable qui assure une promotion lente mais régulière et mettre leurs économies à la banque.
Love isn't a game, so you can't just cherry pick the best bits!
L'amour n'est pas un jeu, donc tu ne peux pas choisir les meilleurs morceaux !
The thief had special tools for picking locks.
Le voleur disposait d'outils spéciaux pour crocheter les serrures.
Every year, a festival is held when it is the best time to see the cherry trees.
Chaque année, il y a une fête à la meilleure période pour voir les cerisiers.
It is a lot of fun picking various shells on the sands.
C'est très amusant de ramasser différents coquillages sur les plages.
There used to be a big cherry tree at the back of my house.
Dans le temps, il y avait un grand cerisier derrière ma maison.
The cherry tree blooms earlier this year than usual.
Le cerisier fleurit cette année plus tôt que d'habitude.
Recently, there have been signs that the economy is picking up steam.
Il y a eu récemment des signaux indiquant que l'économie prend de la vigueur.
I saw a young man lying on the bench under the cherry tree in the park.
J'ai vu un jeune homme étendu sur un banc sous un cerisier dans le parc.
A boy having sold a cow at the fair at Hereford, was way-laid by a highwayman, who at a convenient place demanded the money; on this the boy took to his heels and ran away but being overtaken by the highwayman, who dismounted, he pulled the money out of his pocket and strewed it about, and while the highwayman was picking it up, the boy jumped upon the horse and rode home.
Un garçon qui avait vendu une vache à la foire de Hereford, fut pris en embuscade par un routier, qui, à un endroit approprié, exigea l'argent ; sur ce, le garçon prit ses jambes à son cou et s'enfuit mais, étant rattrapé par le routier, qui descendit de cheval, il sortit l'argent de sa poche et l'éparpilla autour, et tandis que le routier le ramassait, le garçon sauta sur le cheval et galopa jusqu'à chez lui.
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