Sentence examples of "on the pretext of" in English

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The Japanese fishing fleet catches more than 1000 whales per year on the pretext of scientific research. Les pêcheurs japonnais capturent plus de 1000 baleines par an sous prétexte de recherche scientifique.
He did not come on the pretext of sickness. Il n'est pas venu sous prétexte de maladie.
She is sitting on the bench. Elle est assise sur un banc.
You have too many books on the shelf. Vous avez trop de livres sur cette étagère.
If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look? Si nous vivions sur la lune, de quelle taille nous semblerait la Terre?
I liked walking alone on the deserted beach in the evening. J'appréciais de marcher seul sur la plage désertée, dans la soirée.
I hope you realize that I'm putting my reputation on the line by helping you. J'espère que tu rends compte que je mets ma réputation en jeu en t'aidant.
What sort of information do you get on the Internet? Quelle sorte d'information trouve-t-on sur Internet ?
On the table there are some books. Sur la table se trouvent quelques livres.
We asked him on the interphone if he could come downstairs quickly. Nous lui avons demandé à l'interphone s'il pouvait descendre rapidement.
Don't put books on the table. Ne pose pas de livres sur la table.
On the arrow that hits him, the bird sees his own feathers. Sur la flèche qui l'atteint l'oiseau reconnaît ses plumes.
It's hard for me, reading letters on the monitor. Il m'est difficile de lire des lettres sur le moniteur.
In truth, there was only one Christian, and he died on the cross. En vérité, il n'y eût qu'un seul chrétien, et il mourut sur la croix.
He is still on the right side of forty. Il n'a pas tout à fait quarante ans.
Our boat drifted to shore on the tide. Notre bateau dériva vers la côte à cause du courant.
Not everything on the web can be found through Google. Tout ce qui se trouve sur le web ne peut pas être trouvé par Google.
He laid his head on the pillow. Il posa la tête sur l'oreiller.
The horses are on the farm. Les chevaux sont dans la ferme.
It is said that the weather on the mountain changes easily. On dit que le temps change facilement en montagne.
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