Usage examples of "quite a number" in English with translation to French

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Quite a number of people still believe it. Un assez grand nombre de gens le croient encore.
The tomato is subject to a number of diseases. La tomate est sujette à de nombreuses maladies.
He's bulked up quite a bit since he's been going to the gym. Il s'est pas mal musclé depuis qu'il va à la gym.
Before we begin, a number of preliminary remarks are in order. Avant que nous commencions, un certain nombre de remarques préliminaires sont nécessaires.
There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help? Il y a pas mal de choses à faire, tu veux de l'aide ?
A number of cars are parked in front of my house. Plusieurs voitures sont garées devant chez moi.
Quite a few students played truant from school. Pas mal de collégiens séchèrent l'école.
Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase. À cause de nombreux facteurs malheureux, le nombre de familles mono-parentales est en augmentation.
My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman. Mon grand-père était un homme plutôt cultivé, pour l'époque et le lieu, mais il n'était simplement pas taillé pour être un homme d'affaires.
A number of people die in traffic accidents. Beaucoup de gens meurent dans des accidents de la route.
He is quite a gentleman. C'est un gentleman.
A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation. Une bonne théorie se caractérise par le fait de faire une série de prédictions qui, en principe, pourraient être réfutées ou mises en défaut par l'observation.
She has quite a lot of clothes. Elle a beaucoup de vêtements.
A number of passengers were injured in the accident. De nombreux passagers ont été blessés dans l'accident.
He received quite a few letters this morning. Il a reçu pas mal de lettres, ce matin.
The guests listened to a number of speeches. Les hôtes écoutèrent un certain nombre de discours.
I know quite a few people who don't eat meat. Je connais un certain nombre de personnes qui ne mangent pas de viande.
There are a number of nice restaurants near here. Il y a de nombreux restaurants sympathiques près d'ici.
It gave me quite a shock. Ça m'a fait un vrai choc.
I'd like to get information regarding a number of questions. J'aimerais obtenir des informations au sujet d'un certain nombre de questions.
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