Usage examples of "fraction of the distance" in English with translation to French

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Everybody always knows when the politicians do something wrong and how they should do it better, but only a tiny fraction of the population is ready to commit themselves to politics. Tout le monde sait toujours ce que les politiciens font de travers et comment ils devraient s'y prendre, mais seule une partie infime de la population est prête à s'engager elle-même en politique.

They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.

Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world." Lorsqu'on lui demanda de quel pays il venait, il répondit: "Je suis citoyen du monde."

A lightyear is the distance that light travels in one year. Une année-lumière est la distance que parcourt la lumière en une année.

The greater part of the guests were foreigners. La plupart des invités étaient des étrangers.

Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance. De petites lumières clignotaient dans le lointain.

By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.

It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance. Il se trouve que j'ai vu mon ami marcher au loin.

To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. À mon stratège en chef, David Axelrod, qui a été un partenaire avec moi à chaque pas du chemin. À la meilleure équipe de campagne jamais assemblée dans l'histoire de la politique ! Vous l'avez accompli, et je suis pour toujours redevable pour ce que vous avez sacrifié pour le faire.

I saw a town in the distance. Je vis la ville au loin.

If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week. Si mon avion ne s'écrase pas, si je ne me fais pas enlever par des voleurs d'organes, je vous passe un coup de fil en début de semaine.

In the distance there stood a dimly white lighthouse. Au loin se dressait faiblement un phare blanc.

From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow. Vu l'état du ciel, le typhon se sera complètement déchaîné demain à cette heure.

There was something moving in the distance. Quelque chose se déplaçait au loin.

I cut the article out of the magazine. J'ai découpé l'article de ce magazine.

Mt. Fuji could be seen in the distance. On pouvait voir le Mont Fuji au loin.

I can't hear anything because of the noise. Je ne peux pas entendre quoi que ce soit à cause du bruit.

In the distance I hear a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. J'entends au loin le muezzin appelant les fidèles à la prière.

Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift. La force athlétique est un sport où les athlètes en compétition doivent soulever un poids maximum cumulé de trois épreuves de poids, la flexion des jambes, le développé-couché et le soulevé de terre.

We heard shots in the distance. Nous avons entendu des coups de feu au loin.

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