Usage examples of "single out" in English with translation to French

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The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it. Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.
He is not man to lose heart at a single failure. Il n'est pas le genre de personne à se décourager à la moindre déconvenue.
Jane is out shopping. Jane est sortie faire du shopping.
If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action. Si toute votre vie vous vous abstenez du meurtre, du vol, de la fornication, du parjure, du blasphème et de l'outrecuidance envers vos parents, votre église et votre roi, on vous considérera conventionnellement comme digne d'admiration morale, même si vous n'avez jamais fait un seul geste gentil ou généreux.
By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank. Les deux banques ont fusionné pour ne former qu'une grosse banque.
Let me spell it out for you. Laisse-moi te l'épeler.
Love and flowers only last a single spring. Amour et les fleurs ne durent qu'un printemps.
I cut the article out of the magazine. J'ai découpé l'article de ce magazine.
He was killed by a single bullet. Il fut tué d'une seule balle.
Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone. Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre.
A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window. Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés.
We pigged out on pizza and chicken at lunchtime. Nous nous sommes empiffrés avec de la pizza et du poulet pour déjeuner.
I can't afford to waste a single yen. Je ne peux me permettre de gaspiller le moindre yen.
Tomorrow, I'm going to take my mother out in the new car. Demain, je vais promener ma mère dans la nouvelle voiture.
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. Je doute qu'on puisse trouver un seul individu dans toute l'humanité qui soit exempt de quelque forme de folie. La seule différence est affaire de gradation.
Sister, don't let this patient out of your sight. Ma sœur, ne quittez pas ce patient des yeux.
Some young Japanese people prefer being single to being married. Certains jeunes Japonais préférent rester célibataires plutôt que de se marier.
I almost passed out. J’ai failli tomber dans les pommes.
He doesn't speak a single word of French, but on the other hand, he speaks English like he was born into it. Il ne sait même pas dire la moindre phrase en français, par contre il parle anglais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle.
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