Sentence examples of "à la légère" in French

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Les anges peuvent voler parce qu'ils se prennent à la légère. Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

Ne prends pas à la légère ces sujets aussi sérieux. Don't trifle with such serious matters.

L'autre équipe nous prit à la légère. The other team took us lightly.

Vous feriez mieux de ne pas le prendre à la légère. You'd better not make light of him.

Tu ne dois pas prendre à la légère le conseil de tes parents. You must take your parents advice seriously.

Tu ferais mieux de ne pas le prendre à la légère. You'd better not make light of him.

J'ai dit que Paul était sorti, mais que Mary était à la maison. I said Paul was out, but that Mary was at home.

En écoutant les programmes en anglais à la radio, tu peux apprendre l'anglais gratuitement. If you listen to English programs on the radio, you can learn English for nothing.

Ayant été convaincu de meurtre, il fut condamné à la prison à vie. Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Il m’a fallu dix minutes pour me rendre à pied à la station de métro. It took me ten minutes to walk to the metro station.

J'étais à la maison à ce moment. I was at home then.

Nous avons passé nos vacances à la mer. We spent our holiday at the seaside.

Nous devrions obéir à la loi peu importe ce qui arrive. We should obey the law no matter what happens.

J'ajoutai son nom à la liste. I added his name to the list.

Je suis arrivé de nuit à la gare d'Osaka. I arrived at Osaka Station at night.

Vous devez aller à la fête. You have to go to the party.

Elle a attendu qu'il vienne à la maison. She waited for him to come home.

Elle est rentrée déprimée à la maison. She came home in low spirits.

Elle offrit d'aller à la réunion avec lui. She volunteered to go to the meeting with him.

On peut emprunter jusqu'à dix livres à la bibliothèque. You can take up to ten books at the library.

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