Usage examples of "à la fois" in French with translation to English

Translations:

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Mon frère vient d'attenter à ma personne en m'offrant 1,5 kilo de réglisse. Il sait bien que je vais mourir si je mange tout cela à la fois. My brother just made an attempt on my life by offering me 1.5 kilos of licorice. He knows well that I'll die if I eat all that at once.

Tu es à la fois mignonne et gentille. You are both pretty and kind.

Mary est à la fois intelligente et gentille. Mary is both intelligent and kind.

Il est scientifique et musicien à la fois. He is a scientist and musician.

Tu es à la fois mignon et gentil. You are both pretty and kind.

Il parle à la fois anglais et français. He speaks both English and French.

Il est à la fois grand et beau. He is tall and handsome.

Ce sac est à la fois bien et cher. This bag is both good and inexpensive.

Ce livre est à la fois intéressant et instructif. This book is both interesting and instructive.

Ce roman est à la fois intéressant et instructif. This novel is both interesting and instructive.

J'aime à la fois les chats et les chiens. I love both cats and dogs.

Tu ne peux pas faire deux choses à la fois. You can't do two things at once.

J'aime à la fois ma fille et mon fils. I love both my daughter and my son.

Il peut jouer à la fois au tennis et au baseball. He can play both tennis and baseball.

Ils ont ressenti une douleur à la fois physique et émotionnelle. They experienced emotional pain and despair.

Un carré est à la fois un rectangle et un losange. A square is both a rectangle and a rhombus.

Le guerrier connaît à la fois ses forces et ses faiblesses. The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.

On ne peut être à la fois au four et au moulin One can't be in two places at once

Il n'est pas possible de faire deux choses à la fois. It's not possible to do two things at once.

Elle est très connue à la fois au Japon et en Amérique. She is well known both in Japan and in America.

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