Usage examples of "once or twice" in English with translation to French

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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?' Alice commençait à être très fatiguée d'être assise à côté de sa sœur sur la berge et de n'avoir rien à faire : une ou deux fois, elle avait jeté un coup d'œil dans le livre que sa sœur était en train de lire, mais il ne contenait aucune image ni conversation, « et à quoi sert un livre », pensait Alice, « sans images ni conversations ? »

I went not once, but twice. J'y suis allé non pas une fois mais deux.

He did it not once, but twice. Il ne l'a pas fait une fois, mais deux.

Once bitten, twice shy. Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide.

Three days passed, four days passed. The wind blew once, it rained twice. Trois jours passèrent. Le vent souffla une fois, il plut deux fois.

Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off. Touche la base de la lampe une fois pour l'allumer et deux fois pour l'éteindre.

Measure twice, cut once. Réfléchir avant d'agir.

You are only young once. On n'est jeune qu'une fois.

Take this medicine twice a day. Prenez ce médicament deux fois par jour.

I saw him but once. Je ne l'ai vu qu'une fois.

I feed my dog twice a day. Je nourris mon chien deux fois par jour.

Once you are married, you are done for. Une fois qu'on est marié, on est cuit.

You should brush your teeth at least twice a day. Il faut se brosser les dents au moins deux fois par jour.

Get it settled once and for all. Réglez ça une fois pour toutes.

He is twice as heavy as his wife. Il est deux fois plus lourd que sa femme.

I want to go there once more. Je veux y aller une fois encore.

He ate twice as much as I did. Il a mangé deux fois plus que moi.

Nara is an old city worth visiting at least once in your life. Nara est une vieille ville qui mérite d'être visitée au moins une fois dans sa vie.

He is earning twice my salary. Il gagne deux fois mon salaire.

Once thawed, do not freeze again and use right away. Cook well. Une fois décongelé, ne pas recongeler et utiliser immédiatement. Bien faire cuire.

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