Usage examples of "chien savant" in French with translation to English

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Le chef du parti est un célèbre savant. The leader of the party is a famous scientist.
Ton chien t'a-t-il jamais mordue ? Has your dog ever bitten you?
M. Jones a été considéré comme un grand savant. Mr Jones was looked upon as a great scholar.
Ce chien est le tien. This dog is yours.
Un grand savant n'est pas forcément un grand enseignant. A great scholar is not necessarily a good teacher.
Le chien est sur la chaise. The dog is on the chair.
Le savant sait qu'il ignore. The learned man knows that there are things which he doesn't know.
Quel est le nom de ce chien ? What's this dog's name?
Mon père est, pour ainsi dire, un idiot savant. My father is, so to speak, a learned fool.
As-tu nourri le chien ? Have you fed the dog yet?
Il passait pour un savant dans notre communauté. He passed for a learned man in our community.
Il laissa le chien en liberté dans le jardin. He let the dog loose in the garden.
Il passe pour un savant dans notre communauté. He passes for a learned man in our community.
Elle n'avait qu'à user de son regard de chien battu pour que je sois son serviteur dévoué. She just had to use her Puss-In-Boots look and I was her devoted servant.
Elle avait besoin d'argent pour acheter quelque chose à manger à son chien. She needed some money to buy something to feed her dog.
Notre chien enterre ses os dans le jardin. Our dog buries its bones in the garden.
Un chien en vie vaut mieux qu'un lion mort. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
J'avais un petit chien quand j'étais petit. I had a puppy when I was a boy.
Le chien est un animal fidèle. The dog is a faithful animal.
Son chien est son bon compagnon. His dog is his good companion.
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