Sentence examples of "greek debt" in English
She was further in debt than she was willing to admit.
Elle était davantage endettée qu'elle ne voulait bien l'admettre.
Greek and Latin are useful languages. That's why I study them.
Le grec et le latin sont des langues utiles, c’est pour ça que je les étudie.
I've heard about it. Your parents disappeared, running out on their debt didn't they?
J'en ai entendu parler. Tes parents ont disparu en laissant tomber leur dette, c'est ça ?
'Philosophy' is a Greek word that means the love of wisdom.
'Philosophie' est un mot grec qui signifie l'amour de la sagesse.
If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me.
Si je dois de l'argent à quelqu'un et ne peux pas le lui repayer et qu'il menace de me mettre en prison, une autre personne peut prendre la charge de la dette et la payer en mon nom.
Einstein's theory of relativity is Greek to me.
La théorie de la relativité d'Einstein, pour moi, c'est du charabia.
Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.
Se faire du souci est comme de payer une dette qu'on ne devrait pas.
He was deep in debt, and had to part with his house.
Il était très endetté et a dû se départir de sa maison.
As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam – at places like Al-Azhar University – that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment.
Étudiant en histoire, je connais aussi la dette de la civilisation à l'Islam. C'était l'Islam - dans des lieux comme l'université Al-Azhar - qui portait la lumière de la connaissance à travers tant de siècles, ouvrant la voie à la Renaissance et aux Lumières de l'Europe.
You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me.
Tu peux peut-être lire ce qu'il y a écrit sur le mur, mais pour moi, c'est de l'hébreu.
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