Usage examples of "one's" in English with translation to French

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One's point of view depends on the point where one sits. Le point de vue dépend du point où on est assis.
That one's all yours. Celui-ci est tout à toi.
This one's all yours. Celui-ci est tout à toi.
That one's got some guts! Il est gonflé, celui-là !
But no one's lifted a finger. Mais personne n'a bougé le petit doigt.
One's as bad as the other. Ils ne valent pas mieux l'un que l'autre.
One should always do one's best. On devrait toujours donner le meilleur de soi.
One must sow one's wild oats. Il faut que jeunesse se passe.
Knock on the door of one's heart. Frappe à la porte du cœur de quelqu'un.
Books are the offspring of one's mind. Les livres sont les enfants de notre esprit.
Just as a thorn stuck in one's throat. Juste comme une épine plantée dans la gorge.
I need a new broom. This one's shot. J'ai besoin d'un nouveau balai, celui-ci est foutu.
To know one's self is to be free. Être libre, c'est se posséder soi-même.
The only thing one never regrets are one's mistakes. Les seules choses que nous ne regrettons jamais sont nos propres erreurs.
The older one grows, the weaker one's memory becomes. Plus on vieillit, plus on perd la mémoire.
A nephew is a son of one's brother or sister. Un neveu est le fils d'un frère ou d'une soeur.
It is sweet and noble to die for one's country. Il est doux et noble de mourir pour la patrie.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life. Le sommeil est le plus grand des voleurs. Il nous vole la moitié de notre vie.
Goethe claimed, "one who cannot speak foreign languages does not know one's own language either". Goethe déclara : « Qui ne connaît pas de langues étrangères ne sait rien de la sienne. »
Woe to who be alone, my friends. It seems that social isolation quickly destroys one's reason. Malheur à qui est seul, mes amis, et il faut croire que l’isolement a vite fait de détruire la raison.
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