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

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All life is based on chemistry and all living things are composed of chemical compounds. Toute la vie est basée sur la chimie et tous les êtres vivants sont constitués de composés chimiques.

Do not say such foolish things. Ne dis pas de telles idioties.

My father is always forgetting things. Mon père oublie tout.

It's just how things work. C'est juste la manière dont cela fonctionne.

How are things for you up there? Comment va tout là haut?

Don't say bad things about others. Ne dis pas de mal des autres.

He often gets angry at small things. Il s'énerve souvent pour des détails.

To make things worse still, he became sick. Pour comble de malheur, il tomba malade.

Above all things, we must not be selfish. Avant tout, nous ne devons pas être égoïstes.

But for air, all living things would die. Sans air, tous les organismes vivants mourraient.

Never did I say bad things about you. Jamais je n'ai dit du mal de toi.

He is always saying bad things about others. Il est tout le temps en train de dire du mal des autres.

To make things even worse, he got sick. Pour comble de malheur, il tomba malade.

There are still many things left to do. Il reste encore beaucoup à faire.

Young people tend to take things too far. Les jeunes gens ont tendance à aller trop loin.

All things considered, he is a good teacher. Tout bien considéré, c'est un bon professeur.

Youth adapt to things more quickly than the elderly. Les jeunes s'adaptent plus vite que les vieux.

She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things. Elle a l'air d'avoir tendance à exagérer.

Good health is the most valuable of all things. Une bonne santé est plus importante que tout.

All things considered, she is a fairly good wife. En prenant tout en considération, elle est une assez bonne épouse.

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