Sentence examples of "if it were not for" in English
If it were not for water, humans could not survive.
Sans eau, les êtres humains ne pourraient pas survivre.
If it were not for water, no one could live on earth.
Sans eau, personne ne pourrait vivre sur terre.
If it were not for plants, we wouldn't be able to live.
Sans les plantes, nous ne pourrions pas vivre.
If it were not for water no creature could live.
S'il n'y avait pas d'eau, aucune créature ne pourrait vivre.
If it were not for the air, planes could not fly.
S'il n'y avait pas d'air, les avions ne pourraient pas voler.
If it were not for water, no living things could live.
S'il n'y avait pas d'eau, rien ne pourrait vivre.
If it were not for his idleness, he would be a nice fellow.
N'était-ce son oisiveté, il serait un chic type.
If it were not for the sun, there would be no life on the earth.
S'il n'y avait pas de soleil, il n'y aurait pas de vie sur terre.
If it were not for water, there would be no life on the earth.
Si ce n'est grâce à l'eau, il n'y aurait pas de vie sur Terre.
If it were not for your help, I might have failed.
N'eût été grâce à votre aide, j'aurais pu échouer.
If it were not for the sun, no living creatures could exist on the earth.
Si ce n'était du Soleil, aucun être vivant ne pourrait exister sur Terre.
When nobody knows that something is, it's quite the same as if it were not.
Quand personne ne sait qu’une chose est, c’est à peu près comme si elle n’était pas.
Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.
Tous les hommes aimeraient être comme Dieu, si c'était possible ; quelques-uns trouvent difficile d'en admettre l'impossibilité.
Brent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
Brent est Américain, mais il parle japonais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
S’il fallait absolument choisir, j’aimerais mieux faire une chose immorale qu’une chose cruelle.
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