Usage examples of "ordinary gain" in English with translation to French

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We’re going to make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain. Nous allons nous assurer que personne ne tire avantage du peuple étasunien pour son propre profit à court terme.
In hard times like this, no ordinary effort can get our company out of the red. Dans des temps durs comme ceux-ci, aucun effort ordinaire ne peut sortir notre compagnie du rouge.
The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. La question clé n'est pas qu'est-ce que je peux gagner mais qu'est-ce que j'ai à perdre.
I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to loose. Je suis juste un mec ordinaire qui n'a rien à perdre.
Some people gain weight when they stop smoking. Certaines personnes grossissent après avoir arrêté de fumer.
A special resolution to be proposed at a general meeting may be amended by ordinary resolution. Une résolution spéciale à soumettre à une réunion générale peut être amendée par une résolution ordinaire.
For everything you gain, you lose something else. Pour tout, que vous gagnez, vous perdez quelque chose d'autre.
Wise men talk about ideas, intellectuals about facts, and the ordinary man talks about what he eats. Les sages s'entretiennent des idées, les intellectuels des faits, et le commun des mortels, de ce qu'ils mangent.
You have little to gain and much to lose. Vous avez peu à gagner et beaucoup à perdre.
He's an ordinary looking guy. C'est un type qui a l'air ordinaire.
If you pig out every day, you're sure to gain too much weight. Si tu t'empiffres tous les jours, tu es certain de prendre trop de poids.
Sunday is not an ordinary day to me. Le dimanche n'est pas un jour ordinaire pour moi.
There appeared at this time a lady at Court, who drew the eyes of the whole world; and one may imagine she was a perfect beauty, to gain admiration in a place where there were so many fine women. Il parut alors une beauté à la cour, qui attira les yeux de tout le monde, et l’on doit croire que c’était une beauté parfaite, puisqu’elle donna de l’admiration dans un lieu où l’on était si accoutumé à voir de belles personnes.
She is no ordinary singer. C'est une chanteuse pas banale.
Eat more, or you won't gain strength. Mange davantage, ou tu ne te renforceras pas.
We lead a very ordinary life. Nous menons une vie très ordinaire.
I don't think you can gain his ear. Je ne pense pas que tu puisses être entendu par lui.
The colors of the pattern are very ordinary. Les couleurs du motif sont très ordinaires.
A small gain is better than a great loss. Un petit gain vaut mieux qu'une grosse perte.
You cannot solve this problem in an ordinary way. Ce problème ne peut être résolu de la manière habituelle.
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