Usage examples of "read on" in English with translation to French

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I want something to read on the train. J'ai envie de lire quelque chose dans le train.

Only he read the letter. Seul lui a lu cette lettre.

He is well read in English literature. Il est calé en littérature anglaise.

I can read them all. Je peux tous les lire.

I have promised myself to read more books. Je me suis promis de lire plus de livres.

The world is like a book, and those who don't travel read only one page. Le monde est comme un livre, ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page.

I already read all the Harry Potter books. J'ai déjà lu tous les livres d'Harry Potter.

You ought to read books instead. Tu devrais plutôt lire des livres.

Her watch read three o'clock in the morning. Sa montre indiquait 3 heures du matin.

A polyglot is someone who can read upside-down. Un polyglotte est quelqu'un qui sait lire la tête en bas.

Johnny, please read the penultimate paragraph. Jeannot, s'il te plait, lis le pénultième paragraphe.

She wrote him a long letter, but he didn't read it. Elle lui écrivit une longue lettre mais il ne la lut pas.

This book is too difficult for you to read. Ce livre est trop difficile à lire pour toi.

I read all kinds of books. J'ai lu plein de types de livres.

I don't have the time to read this book. Je n'ai pas le temps de lire ce livre.

That was such good a book that I read it three times. C'était un livre tellement bien que je l'ai lu trois fois.

Here's a book for your mother to read. Voici un livre pour ta mère.

We'll teach you how to read. Nous t'apprendrons à lire.

Every time I read this book, I find something new. Chaque fois que je lis ce livre, je trouve quelque chose de nouveau.

She advised him on what books to read. Elle le conseilla sur les livres à lire.

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