Sentence examples of "windfall gain" in English

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How does he gain his living? Combien gagne-t-il pour vivre ?

The unexpected windfall has put my brother and his wife on easy street. La rentrée d'argent inattendue a placé mon frère et son épouse à l'abri du besoin.

He tried to gain her affection. Il tenta de gagner leur affection.

She began to gain weight. Elle se mit à prendre du poids.

For everything you gain, you lose something else. Pour tout, que vous gagnez, vous perdez quelque chose d'autre.

You risk losing when you want to gain too much. On hasarde de perdre en voulant trop gagner.

I don't think you can gain his ear. Je ne pense pas que tu puisses être entendu par lui.

If you pig out every day, you're sure to gain too much weight. Si tu t'empiffres tous les jours, tu es certain de prendre trop de poids.

No pain, all gain. Pas de peine, que du gain.

A small gain is better than a great loss. Un petit gain vaut mieux qu'une grosse perte.

There appeared at this time a lady at Court, who drew the eyes of the whole world; and one may imagine she was a perfect beauty, to gain admiration in a place where there were so many fine women. Il parut alors une beauté à la cour, qui attira les yeux de tout le monde, et l’on doit croire que c’était une beauté parfaite, puisqu’elle donna de l’admiration dans un lieu où l’on était si accoutumé à voir de belles personnes.

Eat more, or you won't gain strength. Mange davantage, ou tu ne te renforceras pas.

The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. La question clé n'est pas qu'est-ce que je peux gagner mais qu'est-ce que j'ai à perdre.

It took some 150 years of struggling for women to gain the freedom they have today. Il prit aux femmes quelque 150 ans de lutte pour gagner la liberté qu'elles ont aujourd'hui.

We’re going to make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain. Nous allons nous assurer que personne ne tire avantage du peuple étasunien pour son propre profit à court terme.

You have little to gain and much to lose. Vous avez peu à gagner et beaucoup à perdre.

Some people gain weight when they stop smoking. Certaines personnes grossissent après avoir arrêté de fumer.

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