Sentence examples of "giving" in English

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I remember giving him the key. Je me souviens de lui avoir donné la clé.
He is always giving presents to his wife. Il n'arrête pas d'offrir des cadeaux à sa femme.
Jane must stop giving way to her desire for chocolate. Jane doit arrêter de céder à son désir de chocolat.
Do you feel giving gifts is important? Avez-vous le sentiment que remettre des présents est important ?
It is no use giving her advice. Cela ne sert à rien de lui donner des conseils.
She's giving each child two apples. Elle donne, à chaque enfant, deux pommes.
Love is giving something one doesn't have. L'amour c'est donner ce qu'on n'a pas.
Sally earns her living by giving piano lessons. Sally gagne sa vie en donnant des cours de piano.
Why are you giving me money? That's not normal. Pourquoi me donnes-tu de l'argent ? Ce n'est pas normal.
Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall. Lui donner des conseils c'est comme parler à un mur.
Recently, they have not been giving her her paycheck on time. Dernièrement, ils ne lui donnent pas sa paie à temps.
I visited her with a view to giving a piece of advice. Je lui rendis visite en vu de lui donner un petit conseil.
I am alive even though I am not giving any sign of life. Je suis vivant, bien que je ne donne pas signe de vie.
It's a lot of fun making people laugh while giving a speech. C'est très amusant de faire rire les gens lorsqu'on donne une conférence.
About 50 percent of the firms in Japan have acknowledged the necessity of giving their workers longer holidays, and think summer holidays are needed to give their workers both mental and physical refreshment. Environ 50% des entreprises japonaises ont admis la nécessité de donner de plus longues vacances à leurs employés et pensent que les travailleurs ont besoin des vacances d'été pour un repos à la fois physique et mental.
He gave me an example. Il m'a donné un exemple.
He gave me a present. Il m'a offert un cadeau.
He never gave in to temptation. Il n'a jamais cédé à la tentation.
Could you give me a discount? Pourriez-vous me faire une remise ?
My mother told me that the only thing he could give me was a reputation. Ma mère me déclara que la seule chose qu'il pouvait m'apporter était une réputation.
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