Sentence examples of "for the sake of" in English
He took the job for the sake of his career but he didn't like it.
Il a accepté le travail pour sa carrière mais il ne l'a pas aimé.
Imagine, for the sake of argument, a tribal group in which mother-son incest was countenanced.
Imagine, pour les besoins de la discussion, une tribu où l'inceste entre une mère et son fils serait toléré.
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.
Un homme peut vivre et être en santé sans tuer d'animaux pour se nourrir ; en conséquence, s'il mange de la viande, il participe au meurtre d'un animal simplement pour satisfaire son appétit. Et agir ainsi est immoral.
I'm saying "For the sake of Earth's environment," but actually it's "For the sake of the people living on Earth."
Je dis « Pour le salut de l'environnement terrestre », mais c'est en vérité « Pour le salut des gens qui vivent sur Terre ».
I visited the town for the first time in a long time.
J'ai visité la ville pour la première fois depuis longtemps.
It goes without saying that smoking is bad for the health.
Il va sans dire que fumer est mauvais pour la santé.
It was impossible for the boy to swim across that river.
Il était impossible pour le garçon de traverser cette rivière à la nage.
Have you made up your mind where to go for the holidays?
As-tu pris une décision quant à l'endroit où tu iras en vacances ?
For the time being, he's staying at a neighboring hotel.
Pour l'instant il est descendu dans un hôtel du voisinage.
We went to Hawaii last year for the first time.
Nous sommes allés à Hawai l'an dernier pour la première fois.
Summer vacation is near. Can you think of a good place for the holidays?
Les vacances d'été approchent. Est-ce que tu connaîtrais un bon endroit pour passer les vacances ?
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