Sentence examples of "Alors que" in French with translation "while"

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Je me suis endormi alors que je lisais un livre. While I was reading, I fell asleep.
Gcc est un compilateur alors que python est un interpréteur. GCC is a compiler while Python is an interpreter.
Il aime les voitures, alors que son frère les déteste. He loves cars, while his brother hates them.
Elle a le teint clair alors que son frère a la peau foncée. She's got a fair complexion while her brother is very dark.
Alors que j'étais à Taïwan, je me suis fait des amis avec lui. While I was in Taiwan, I made friends with him.
La nuit dernière, ma maison a été cambriolée alors que j'étais encore éveillé. Last night my house was robbed while I was still awake.
Un jour, alors que je jouais avec mon chat, j'ai finalement mordu son oreille. One day, while I was playing with my cat, I finally bit his ear.
Je suis désolé d'apprendre que vous aviez appelé chez moi hier alors que j'étais absent. I am sorry to learn you called at my home yesterday while I was out.
Tom ergotait à propos des phrases le concernant alors que Mary faisait du mieux qu'elle pouvait pour les traduire. Tom was quibbling about the sentences concerning him, while Mary was doing her best to translate them.
Il ne sert à rien d'essayer de séparer les chèvres et les moutons alors que tu es dans une crise de folie. It is no use trying to separate the sheep from the goats while in a state of madness.
La cause fondamentale du problème est que dans le monde moderne, les imbéciles sont plein d'assurance, alors que les gens intelligents sont pleins de doute. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Une des différences les plus importantes entre les Américains et les Japonais est que les Japonais ont tendance à choisir une vie sans danger, alors que les Américains explorent la vie et la défient. One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
Qu'il plaise à Dieu que je sois parmi les roses, qui pour t'embrasser se penchent tandis que tu balances, alors que sur la plus basse branche un bourgeon se déploie, un bourgeon se déploie, pour te toucher, ma Reine. Yea, would to God, I were among the roses, That lean to kiss you as you float between While on the lowest branch a bud uncloses A bud uncloses, to touch you, my queen.
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