Usage examples of "chum de fille" in French with translation to English

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Elle n'est pas le genre de fille que tu te figures. She is not such a girl as you imagine her to be.
Liliana est un prénom de fille et son diminutif courant est Lili, cependant Iana est parfois utilisé, étant la seconde partie du prénom. Liliana is a girl's name and its diminutive is usually Lili, but sometimes Iana is used, Iana being the last part of the name.
Elle n'est pas le genre de fille que tu crois. She's not the kind of girl you think she is.
T'es une drôle de fille. You're a funny girl.
Elle n'est pas le type de fille que tu imagines. She is not such a girl as you imagine.
Parle-moi de cette fille. Tell me about this girl.
Il était d'usage qu'une fille ne pouvait se marier que si elle disposait d'une dote. It used to be that a girl could only marry if she had a dowry.
J'ai un fils et une fille. L'un est à New York, et l'autre à Londres. I have a son and a daughter. The one is in New York, and the other in London.
Ma sœur est une très jolie fille. My sister is a very beautiful girl.
Je pris la petite fille par la main. I took the little girl by the hand.
Il était une fois, dans un petit village une petite fille qui s'appelait Petit chaperon vert. Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.
Un jour, une fille est venue me rendre visite. One day a girl came to visit me.
Je regrette de ne pas avoir été plus gentil avec cette fille. I wish I had treated the girl more kindly.
Sa fille aînée est mariée. Her elder daughter is married.
Elle a fini vieille fille. She remained single all her life.
Cette fille est arrogante à cause de sa beauté. That girl is arrogant because of her beauty.
La fille dont je t'ai parlé habite ici. The girl about whom I told you lives here.
Je soulevai ma fille de telle sorte qu'elle puisse placer l'étoile au haut de l'arbre de Noël. I lifted my daughter up so she could put the star on top of the Christmas tree.
Il a épousé une fille riche. He married a rich girl.
La fille est adroite de ses doigts. The girl is skillful with her fingers.
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