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

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Not a single person arrived late. Pas une seule personne n'arriva en retard.
This single reflection will show that the doctrine of redemption is founded on a mere pecuniary idea corresponding to that of a debt which another person might pay. La simple réflexion montrera que la doctrine de la rédemption est fondée sur une simple idée pécuniaire correspondant à celle d'une dette qu'un autre personne pourrait payer.
Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.
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.
Just a word can do harm to a person. Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un.
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.
Do not fear the heavens and the earth, but be afraid of hearing a person from Wenzhou speak in their local tongue. Ne crains pas le ciel et la terre, mais redoute d'entendre une personne de Wenzhou parler dans sa langue locale.
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank. Les deux banques ont fusionné pour ne former qu'une grosse banque.
Mary was wondering whether she counted for Tom as a mere word or as a real person. Mary se demandait si elle comptait pour Tom comme un simple mot ou comme une vraie personne.
Love and flowers only last a single spring. Amour et les fleurs ne durent qu'un printemps.
I am a very sad person. Je suis une personne très triste.
He was killed by a single bullet. Il fut tué d'une seule balle.
He is a pleasant person. C'est une personne agréable.
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.
He went there in person. Il y est allé en personne.
I can't afford to waste a single yen. Je ne peux me permettre de gaspiller le moindre yen.
It's been hundreds of years since just one person could grasp the whole of scientific knowledge. Des siècles ont passé depuis qu'une seule personne pouvait saisir l'ensemble de la connaissance scientifique.
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.
You're the only person I know who can help me. Vous êtes la seule personne que je connaisse qui puisse m'aider.
Some young Japanese people prefer being single to being married. Certains jeunes Japonais préférent rester célibataires plutôt que de se marier.
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