Sentence examples of "à quoi bon" in French

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À quoi bon la lecture de tels livres ? What is the good of reading such books?
Te rappelles-tu à quoi elle ressemblait ? Do you remember what she was like?
À quoi sert un point virgule de toutes façons ? What the hell is a semicolon for anyway?
Ce fut plus court que ce à quoi il s'attendait. It was shorter than he expected.
À quoi font allusion ses paroles ? What do his words imply?
À quoi sert cette clé ? What's this key for?
À quoi te prépares-tu ? What are you up to?
Je lui demandai ce à quoi il avait assisté mais il n'était pas très communicatif. I asked him about what he witnessed but he wasn't very forthcoming.
À quoi qu’elles vont bien te servir, les grenouilles, m’sieur ? Lui demanda l’un des garçons. What are you going to be using the frogs for, mister? Asked one of the boys.
À quoi fais-tu allusion ? What are you hinting at?
À quoi cela peut-il bien donc servir ? What's this in aid of?
À quoi vous attendiez-vous ? What did you expect?
Arrives-tu à te représenter à quoi ressemblera le jardin une fois que les fleurs auront éclos ? Can you visualise how the garden will look once the flowers are in bloom?
Il était plus surpris que ce à quoi je m'attendais. He was more surprised than I had expected.
À quoi t'attendais-tu ? What did you expect?
Ça a été plus court que ce à quoi elle s'attendait. It was shorter than she expected.
C'est tout différent de ce à quoi je m'attendais. It's really different from what I expected.
À quoi ressemble Tom ? What's Tom like?
À quoi correspondent ces montants ? What are these charges for?
Ça a été plus court que ce à quoi il s'attendait. It was shorter than he expected.
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