Usage examples of "était sans provision" in French with translation to English

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Le chèque était sans provision. The check bounced.
La rumeur était sans fondement. The rumor was without foundation.
Son opinion était sans importance. His opinion was unimportant.
Sa composition était sans erreur. Her composition was free from mistakes.
Son ambition était sans limites. There were no bounds to his ambition.
Tom était sans voix. Tom was speechless.
La beauté du Pavillon d'Or dans la neige était sans pareil. The beauty of the Golden Pavilion covered in snow was unmatched.
L'économie japonaise était dans un essor sans précédent à cette époque. The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.
Tom se demandait comment il était supposé se déplacer sans voiture. Tom was wondering how he was supposed to get around without a car.
Par exemple, dans les affaires de mon père, la planification des ventes et des achats était très importante, et il devait parfois écrire ou dire à ses collègues, "il y a un afflux", sans entrer dans le détail. For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
Alice commençait à être très fatiguée d'être assise à côté de sa sœur sur la berge et de n'avoir rien à faire : une ou deux fois, elle avait jeté un coup d'œil dans le livre que sa sœur était en train de lire, mais il ne contenait aucune image ni conversation, « et à quoi sert un livre », pensait Alice, « sans images ni conversations ? » Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
Poutine a déclaré qu'Internet était mauvais pour les gens parce qu'il est plein de pédophiles, tout en admettant ne jamais l'utiliser lui-même, par manque de temps. Il ne fait aucun doute que sans Internet, la Russie se dirige vers un avenir brillant. Putin declared that Internet is bad for people because it's full of paedophiles, while admitting never using it himself, for lack of time. No doubt that without Internet, Russia is heading for a bright future.
Il raconta au patron une histoire sans queue ni tête disant qu'il était malade et avait besoin de jours de congé. He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.
L'hamamélis de Virginie resserre les pores sans dessécher la peau. Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Elle peut dire le mensonge le plus éhonté sans ciller. She can tell the most outrageous lie without batting an eye.
Dans un premier temps, ils étaient tous convaincus qu'il était innocent. At first, they were all convinced he was innocent.
Il a accepté le poste sans trop y réfléchir. He took the job without giving it much thought.
Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades. He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
Il a démissionné sans préavis. He quit without notice.
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