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

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How to merely get tea? Comment avoir seulement du thé ?
It's merely a joke. Ce n'est qu'une plaisanterie.
Happiness isn't merely having many possessions. Le bonheur ne consiste pas seulement à avoir de nombreux biens.
Merely to breathe does not mean to live. Respirer seulement ne veut pas dire vivre.
I merely came to inform you of the fact. Je suis juste venu vous informer du fait.
Love is merely a lyrical way of referring to lust. L'amour n'est qu'une manière poétique de se référer au désir.
You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor. Tu ne devrais jamais mépriser quelqu'un juste parce qu'il est pauvre.
Life is merely a hospital where patients are possessed with the desire to change beds. Cette vie est un hôpital où chaque malade est possédé du désir de changer de lit.
Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies. Les hommes sont par nature indifférents les uns aux autres; mais les femmes sont par nature ennemies.
One can no more write good English than one can compose good music, merely by keeping the rules. On ne peut davantage écrire en bon anglais que l'on ne peut composer de la bonne musique, en respectant seulement les règles.
Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. Les voleurs respectent la propriété. Ils veulent seulement que la propriété devienne leur propriété afin qu'ils puissent plus parfaitement la respecter.
When he claims to desire eternal life, in reality man merely wishes to avoid a premature, violent or gruesome death. Lorsqu'il affirme désirer la vie éternelle, en fait l'homme désire seulement éviter une mort prématurée, violente ou atroce.
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty. La beauté n'est pas une qualité dans les choses elles-mêmes: elle existe seulement dans l'esprit qui les contemple; et chaque esprit perçoit une beauté différente.
There is also one type of idealism that says even without strength or intelligence you can do anything if you can merely persist. Il y a aussi un type d'idéalisme qui dit que même sans force ou sans intelligence, on peut faire n'importe quoi si on persiste.
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