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

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She remained single all her life. Elle a fini vieille fille.
He didn't have a single pen. Il ne disposait d'aucun stylo.
She's a single mother of two. Elle est mère isolée de deux enfants.
Love and flowers only last a single spring. Amour et les fleurs ne durent qu'un printemps.
In Japan almost all roads are single lane. Au Japon, la plupart des routes sont à une voie.
His ideas never earned him a single penny. Ses idées ne lui ont jamais rapporté un sou.
I cannot dance one single step of Salsa. Je ne sais pas danser un pas de salsa.
I don't even have a single girlfriend. Je n'ai pas même une amie.
I can't afford to waste a single yen. Je ne peux me permettre de gaspiller le moindre yen.
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank. Les deux banques ont fusionné pour ne former qu'une grosse banque.
I can't find a single flaw in her theory. Je ne peux trouver absolument aucune faille dans sa théorie.
Not a single star could be seen in the sky. Aucune étoile ne pouvait être vue dans le ciel.
I can't find a single flaw in his theory. Je ne peux trouver absolument aucune faille dans sa théorie.
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.
Get both a phone and internet access in a single package! Bénéficiez du téléphone et d'un accès internet dans une offre combinée.
She would rather take advantage of being single than buy a beautiful white dress. Elle préférerait tirer les avantages du célibat que d'acheter une belle robe blanche.
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.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. C’est une vérité reconnue, qu’un jeune homme qui a de la fortune doit chercher à se marier.
Life is but a flash of lightning, beauty lasts for a single day! Think about the skulls of the dead that are all alike. La vie est un éclair, la beauté dure un jour ! Songe aux têtes de mort qui se ressemblent toutes.
When I first took a C course, I couldn't understand a single thing explained in class. Thank God I got a friend of mine who's a programmer to explain to me how the whole caboodle works. À mon premier cours de C, je n'arrivais pas à comprendre le moindre truc en classe. Dieu merci j'ai obtenu d'un ami programmeur qu'il m'explique comment tout le machin fonctionnait.
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