Usage examples of "Ou" in French with translation to English

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Décidons à pile ou face. Let's decide with a coin toss.
On tire à pile ou face ? Let's toss up for it?
Désirez-vous du sucre ou du lait ? Would you like sugar and milk?
Prends 2 ou 3 jours de congés. Please take a rest for a few days.
Il va rarement, ou presque jamais, au cinéma. He seldom, if ever, goes to the movies.
Je voudrais savoir s'il vient ou pas. I want to know if he will come here.
Il y avait peu ou pas de cas. There were few, if any, cases.
Ces sièges sont réservés aux personnes âgées ou malades. These seats are kept back for old and sick people.
Tu peux prendre l'un ou l'autre livre. You can take either book.
Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée There can be no middle ground
La chance arrêtera de lui sourire, tôt ou tard. He'll run out of luck sooner of later.
Dépêchez-vous ou vous serez en retard pour déjeuner. Hurry up, otherwise you'll be late for lunch.
Les voitures, bus ou camions sont tous des véhicules. Cars, buses, and trucks are all vehicles.
Oui, j'y suis allé 2 ou 3 fois. Yes, I've been there a couple of times.
Un peu de silence, ou on vous met dehors. Pipe down, otherwise you will be hauled out.
Certains mots anglais comme «gray» ou «grey» ont deux orthographes. Some English words have two spellings - "gray" and "grey", for example.
M. Ou est venu au japon pour apprendre le japonais. Mr Ou has come to Japan to study Japanese.
Ça me va, d'une manière ou d'une autre. Either way's fine with me.
Je ne sais pas s'il pleuvra ou pas demain. I don't know if it will rain tomorrow.
Il est mort il y a quatre ou six semaines. He died four to six weeks ago.
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