Usage examples of "branche aînée" in French with translation to English

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Ma sœur aînée est bonne en dactylo. My older sister is good at typing.
L'éthique est une branche de la philosophie. Ethics is a branch of philosophy.
Sa fille aînée est mariée. Her elder daughter is married.
La lampe était suspendue à la branche d'un arbre. The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
Ma sœur aînée s'est fiancée. My older sister got engaged.
Dans quelle branche travailles-tu ? What line of work are you in?
Ma sœur aînée est privée de sorties pour être rentrée trop tard la nuit dernière. My older sister was grounded for coming home too late last night.
Ne casse pas la branche. Don't break off the branch.
Tous les matins ma soeur aînée prend une douche. My older sister takes a shower every morning.
Mieux vaut tendre une branche d'olivier que de lancer un missile. Better to extend an olive branch than launch a missile.
Elle a à peu près le même âge que ma sœur aînée. She's about the same age as my older sister.
Il se tint fermement à la branche. He held on firmly to the branch.
Il a désigné sa fille aînée comme responsable du second restaurant. He put his eldest daughter in charge of his second restaurant.
Il façonna une branche tombée en un bâton de marche. He fashioned a walking stick from a fallen branch.
Elle a environ le même âge que ma sœur aînée. She's about the same age as my older sister.
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.
Sa soeur aînée est plus âgée que mon frère aîné. His older sister is older than my oldest brother.
Dans quelle branche travaillez-vous ? What line of work are you in?
C'est ma sœur aînée. She is my elder sister.
Il a coupé la branche avec une hache. He chopped down the branch with an ax.
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