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How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity.
Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité.
Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
Les pneus s'usent à cause de la friction entre le caoutchouc et la route.
Some women love their husband so much, that, in order not to wear him out too much, they borrow their friends' husbands.
Certaines femmes aiment tellement leur mari que, pour ne pas l'user, elles prennent ceux de leurs amies.
I looked in my closet for something to wear.
Je regardai dans mon placard pour quelque chose à me mettre.
"You had better not wear the red dress." "Why not?"
« Tu ferais mieux de ne pas mettre cette robe rouge. » « Pourquoi cela ? »
We should always wear a seatbelt in case we have an accident.
Nous devrions toujours mettre la ceinture de sécurité au cas où nous aurions un accident.
It's a hassle trying to decide what to wear to the party.
C'est un casse-tête de décider quoi mettre pour la fête.
I have so many clothes I don't know what to wear tomorrow.
J'ai tellement de vêtements que je ne sais pas quoi mettre demain.
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