Usage examples of "several times" in English with translation to French

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The telephone rang several times. Le téléphone a sonné plusieurs fois.
London was bombed several times. Londres fut bombardé plusieurs fois.
He tried several times, but failed. Il essaya plusieurs fois mais ne réussit pas.
He prays several times a day. Il prie plusieurs fois par jour.
He has visited Europe several times. Il a visité l'Europe plusieurs fois.
She has been to Hawaii several times. Elle est allée à Hawaii plusieurs fois.
I repeated the word several times for her. J'ai répété le mot plusieurs fois pour elle.
He tried to give up smoking several times, but failed. Il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer plusieurs fois mais il a échoué.
Having failed several times, he tried to do it again. Après avoir échoué plusieurs fois, il essaya une nouvelle fois.
CEO's of American corporations are paid several times their Japanese counterparts. Les directeurs généraux des sociétés étasuniennes sont payés plusieurs fois l'équivalent de leurs homologues japonais.
He came several times. Il est venu plusieurs fois.
Afghanistan and Iran both changed their national anthems several times in the course of the 20th century. L’Afghanistan et l'Iran ont tous deux changé leur hymne national à plusieurs reprises au cours du 20e siècle.
We have discussed the problem several times but to no avail. Nous avons débattu de ce problème à de nombreuses reprises mais en vain.
Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Le problème aujourd'hui, c'est que l'avenir n'est plus ce qu'il était.
Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident. Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.
He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce.
Rice is cultivated in several parts of the world. Le riz est cultivé en plusieurs points du monde.
He has three times as many books as I have. Il a trois fois plus de livres que j'en ai.
It took him several weeks to recover from the shock. Ça lui a demandé plusieurs semaines pour se remettre du choc.
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