Sentence examples of "Pour" in French with translation "of"

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Je suis pour ainsi dire heureux. I'm kind of happy.
Il était en prison pour vol. He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
Elle démissionna pour raison de santé. She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
Je me bats pour la justice. I fight in the cause of justice.
Lincoln est admiré pour son leadership. Lincoln is admired because of his leadership.
Elle a la passion pour la musique. She has a love of music.
Trop boire est mauvais pour notre santé. Excessive drinking is destructive of our health.
C'était plutôt léger, pour une tempête. It wasn't much of a storm.
Il pleura d'admiration pour sa performance. He cried in admiration of her performance.
Elle a essayé diverses méthodes pour maigrir. She has tried various methods of slimming down.
Êtes-vous pour ou contre cette politique ? Are you in favor of or against that policy?
Cette théorie est vraie pour le Japon. This theory is true of Japan.
Je pars en vacances pour quelques jours. I'm taking a couple of days off.
Les gens l'apprécient pour son amabilité. People like him because of his friendliness.
Allons prendre un verre pour en discuter. Let's have a talk over a couple of drinks.
Elle a un goût inné pour l'aventure. She has an innate love of adventure.
Finir le travail pour mardi sera du gâteau. Finishing the job by Tuesday will be a piece of cake.
Tu auras beaucoup de cadeaux pour ton anniversaire. You'll get a lot of presents on your birthday.
Le riz a augmenté de trois pour cent. The price of rice rose by three percent.
Il faut de tout pour faire un monde. In our society we find men of integrity along with crooks.
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