Usage examples of "it" in English with translation to French

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If it were not for water, we could not live. Sans eau, nous ne pourrions pas vivre.
It is not death that I fear, but dying. Ce n'est pas la mort que je crains, c'est de mourir.
It is already too late. Il est déjà trop tard.
He made it clear that the idea was foolish. Il a clairement fait comprendre que l'idée était insensée.
Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. Il va de soi que les gens ne veulent pas de la guerre. Pourquoi un pauvre bon à rien dans une ferme voudrait risquer sa vie dans une guerre lorsque le mieux qu'il peut en retirer est de revenir dans sa ferme en un seul morceau ? Naturellement, les gens du commun ne veulent pas de la guerre ; ni en Russie, ni en Angleterre, ni en Amérique, pas non plus en Allemagne, en l'occurrence, ça va de soi.
Will I make it through? Est-ce que je vais réussir ?
To whom it may concern: À qui de droit.
That's it for today. C'est tout pour aujourd'hui.
If it were not for water, humans could not survive. Sans eau, les êtres humains ne pourraient pas survivre.
It is not what you read but how you read that matters. Ce qui importe ce n'est pas ce que tu lis, mais comment tu lis.
It is never too late to learn. Il n'est jamais trop tard pour apprendre.
If it were not for the sun, nothing could live. Sans le soleil, il n'y aurait pas de vie possible.
It is not so much the heat as the humidity that makes me tired. Ce n'est pas tant la chaleur que l'humidité qui me fatigue.
It is never too late to mend. Il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire.
If it were not for this book, I couldn't study. Sans ce livre je ne pourrais pas étudier.
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.
How'd you do it? Comment avez-vous fait?
It is quite an achievement! C'est une sacrée réalisation !
Was it rainy in London? Est-ce que c'était pluvieux à Londres ?
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