Sentence examples of "do more good than harm" in English

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Do more exercise, or you'll get too fat. Fais plus d'exercice ou tu engraisseras.

She advised him to do more exercise. Elle lui conseilla de faire davantage d'exercice.

I would like to do more. Je voudrais faire davantage.

Smoking does you more harm than good. Fumer te fait davantage de mal que de bien.

Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on. Votre sœur plaît à M. Bingley, sur cela il ne peut y avoir de doutes; mais il est bien possible qu’il en demeure là, à moins qu’elle ne l’aide un peu.

We must do more than yesterday. Nous devons faire plus qu'hier.

A robot can do more work than a man can. Un robot peut travailler plus qu'un homme.

Everyone knows that an escort service offers more than a good massage. Tout le monde sait qu'un service d'hôtesses propose davantage qu'un bon massage.

Nothing is more valuable than good health. Il n'y a rien de plus précieux que la santé.

I'm not good at swimming any more than running. Je ne suis pas bon en natation et pas plus à la course.

Everything has a price, the good being more expensive than the bad. Tout se paie, le bien plus cher que le mal.

Nancy has been on good terms with my sister for more than five years. Nancy a été en bons termes avec ma sœur pendant plus de cinq ans.

Rather than doing any good, the rain did a great deal of harm to the crop. La pluie a causé de gros dégâts à la récolte, plutôt qu'elle lui a fait quoi que ce soit de bien.

A good method plays a much more important role in language learning than the vague concept of innate ability. Une bonne méthode joue un rôle beaucoup plus important dans l'apprentissage des langues qu'un vague concept d'aptitude innée.

There are more Buddhists in Germany today than people who know how to make a good chocolate cake. Il y a de nos jours davantage de Bouddhistes en Allemagne qu'il n'y a de gens qui savent faire un bon gâteau au chocolat.

A good name is better than riches Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée

We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative. Nous avons un dicton qui dit qu'un bon voisin est préférable à un parent éloigné.

"More coffee?" "No, I'm good." «Davantage de café ?» «Non, c'est bon.»

Apparently, it's getting more difficult to find a good job. Apparemment, il devient plus difficile d'obtenir un bon emploi.

A good lie is easier to believe than the truth. Un beau mensonge est plus facile à croire que la vérité.

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