Sentence examples of "figure of speech" in English

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I saw the figure of a man. J'ai vu la silhouette d'un homme.

Astonishment deprived me of speech. La stupéfaction me laissa sans voix.

The fog soon blurred out the figure of a man walking in front of him. Le brouillard estompa bientôt la silhouette d'un homme qui marchait devant lui.

Man has the gift of speech which no animal has. L'homme a le don de parole qu'aucun animal n'a.

Man is different from animals in that he has the faculty of speech. L'homme diffère des animaux en ce qu'il peut parler.

A great number of students battled for freedom of speech. Un grand nombre d'étudiants se sont battus pour la liberté d'expression.

Freedom of speech is now taken as a matter of course. De nos jours, la liberté d'expression est considérée comme allant de soi.

Man has the gift of speech. L'homme a le don de la parole.

Freedom of speech is restricted in some countries. La liberté de parole est limitée dans certains pays.

Freedom of speech was restricted in this country. La liberté d'expression fut restreinte dans ce pays.

Eating between meals is bad for the figure. Manger entre les repas est mauvais pour la ligne.

I didn't get the point of his speech. Je n'ai pas saisi l'intérêt de son discours.

Figure it out yourself. Débrouille-toi tout seul.

I had to make a speech at short notice. J'ai dû faire un discours en toute urgence

Bill is still a legendary figure in this company. Bill est toujours une légende dans cette compagnie.

Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief. Des propos inconsidérés peuvent causer de grands torts.

How did you figure out this problem? Comment avez-vous résolu ce problème ?

He referred to his past experience in his speech. Il se référa à son expérience passée dans son discours.

Father is trying to figure out his tax. Papa essaye de calculer son impôt.

"The Gettysburg Address" is a concise speech. "Le discours de Gettysburg" est un texte concis.

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