Usage examples of "word for word" in English with translation to French

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I followed what you told me word for word. J'ai suivi au mot près ce que tu m'as dit.

Don't translate English into Japanese word for word. Ne traduisez pas mot à mot l'anglais en japonais.

She translated that word for word. Elle l'a traduit mot à mot.

She translated it word for word. Elle l'a traduit mot à mot.

Just take my word for it. Il suffit de me croire sur parole.

The city of Bonn just invented the "hookermeter", to tax prostitutes who cruise its sidewalks, and I just invented the word for that. La ville de Bonn vient d'inventer le « putomètre », pour taxer les prostituées qui parcourent ses trottoirs, et moi je viens d'inventer le mot pour ça.

English has no word for Zeitgeist L'anglais n'a pas de mot pour Zeitgeist

I didn't say a word for fear I should annoy him. Je n'ai pas dit un mot de peur de l'ennuyer.

My favorite word in German is the word for "glove". Mon mot préféré en allemand est le mot pour «gant».

My teacher put in a good word for me. Mon professeur mit un mot de recommandation pour moi.

I can't prove it, you'll have to take my word for it. Je ne peux pas le prouver, tu devras me croire sur parole.

I'll put in a word for you. Je glisserai un mot en votre faveur.

I repeated the word several times for her. J'ai répété le mot plusieurs fois pour elle.

Tom knew well that in all the sentences, the last word would always be for Mary. Tom savait bien que dans toutes les phrases, le dernier mot serait toujours pour Mary.

You can search sentences containing a certain word and get translations for these sentences. Vous pouvez faire une recherche pour des phrases contenant un certain mot et obtenir des traductions pour ces phrases.

He had a kind word and a pleasant smile for everyone. Il eut un mot gentil et un sourire agréable à l'intention de chacun.

It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for. C'est un mot pour lequel j'aimerais trouver un substitut.

This idiot of Tom should have guessed that the last word in this sentence would of course be for Mary. Cet idiot de Tom aurait dû se douter que le dernier mot de cette phrase serait évidemment pour Mary.

When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word. Quand on envoie un télégramme, la brièveté est essentielle car on est facturé à chaque mot.

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.

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