Usage examples of "first sentence" in English with translation to French

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It wasn't Tom's or Mary's first sentence. Tom et Mary n'en étaient pas à leur première phrase.

Having reached the end of this first sentence, in which the voodoo priestess had summoned them, they saw others and wondered how they could get to them together, inseparable Tom and Mary. Parvenus au bout de cette première phrase dans laquelle la prêtresse vaudou les avait invoqués, ils en aperçurent d'autres et se demandèrent comment ils pourraient les rejoindre ensemble, inséparables Tom et Mary.

It was through a first short sentence that Tom got acquainted to Mary. C'est par une première courte phrase que Tom fit la connaissance de Mary.

The first word of an English sentence should be capitalized. Le premier mot d'une phrase anglaise devrait être en majuscule.

He took the first prize. Il a touché le premier prix.

Choose the grammatically incorrect sentence. Choisissez la phrase grammaticalement incorrecte.

Do you know who conquered Mt. Everest first? Sais-tu qui a conquis le mont Everest en premier ?

How can I change this sentence? Comment puis-je modifier cette phrase ?

You go first. Vas-y d'abord.

Tom had just one word to cut so that out of this sentence, forever, disappeared our Mary. Tom n'avait plus qu'un mot à couper pour que de cette phrase, à jamais, disparaisse notre Mary.

Ichiro will go to Nagoya for the first time. Ichiro ira à Nagoya pour la première fois.

"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" Chérie, vite, vite. Ce site web, Tatoeba, vend ses collections de phrases aux enchères pour un cent chacune ! Ils ont même une offre spéciale du type pour cent achetées on vous en offre une !" "Ah super ! maintenant les gens collectionnent les phrases ! mais où va le monde ?"

January is the first month of the calendar. Janvier est le premier mois du calendrier.

Will you please explain the meaning of this sentence to me? Pourriez-vous m'expliquer le sens de cette phrase ?

First of all, it is too expensive. Avant tout, c'est trop cher.

Do not translate this sentence! Ne traduisez pas cette phrase !

English is not my first language. L'anglais n'est pas ma première langue.

This sentence does not belong to me. Cette phrase ne m'appartient pas.

Did you catch the first train? Est-ce que tu es monté dans le premier train ?

Please change the sentence. Changez la phrase, s'il vous plait.

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