Sentence examples of "keep up appearances" in English

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We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances. Nous avons d'autres choses à faire que de nous préoccuper de maintenir les apparences.

Keep up the good work, Mr. Sakamoto. Continuez comme ça, M. Sakamoto.

What guarantee do I have that you'll keep up your end of the bargain? Quelle garantie ai-je que vous respecterez votre part du contrat ?

It's hard to keep up with his dirty deeds. Il est difficile de se tenir au courant de ses sales tours.

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No". C'est difficile d'entretenir une conversation avec quelqu'un qui ne dit que "oui" et "non".

Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition. Les ventes de la société augmentèrent grâce à une demande à l'exportation croissante, mais les profits ne suivirent pas en raison d'une compétition féroce.

Thanks to the development of agricultural science, world food production has managed to keep up with population growth - but only at the expense of the future. Grâce au développement de l'agronomie, la production mondiale en nourriture a pu réussir à suivre la croissance de la population, mais seulement au détriment du futur.

He reads the newspaper in order to keep up with the times. Il lit le journal pour suivre l'actualité.

Keep up with the times. Restez dans le coup.

I can't keep up with you. Je ne peux pas te suivre.

Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with you. Ne marchez pas aussi vite ! Je ne peux pas vous suivre.

Harry couldn't keep up with the class. Harry n'arrivait pas à suivre le niveau de la classe.

Keep up the good work. Continuez le bon boulot.

Don't walk so quickly. I can't keep up. Ne marchez pas si vite. Je ne peux pas suivre.

I can't keep up with you if you walk so fast. Je ne peux pas te suivre si tu marches si vite.

Don't be deceived by appearances. Ne vous laissez pas abuser par les apparences.

I took it for granted that he would keep his word. J'ai considéré comme acquis qu'il tiendrait sa parole.

Appearances often are deceiving. Les apparences sont souvent trompeuses.

I'll keep Thursday open for you. Je garderai jeudi de libre pour toi.

To all appearances, she is healthy. Selon toutes les apparences, elle est en bonne santé.

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