Usage examples of "conseil général" in French with translation to English

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Cette bourse d'études m'a été accordée par le Conseil Général. This study grant was given to me by the departmental council.
Il a donné un bon conseil. He gave a good piece of advice.
Le paragraphe 214, selon mon opinion une des dispositions encore plus étranges du Code administratif général du Land de Schleswig-Holstein, semble stipuler que quelqu'un qui enlève une personne à une autre, doit lui en délivrer un reçu. Section 214, in my opinion one of the stranger provisions of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein's General Administrative Code, seems to imply that somebody who kidnaps a person from another one, must deliver the latter a receipt, to that effect.
Il est préférable d'obtenir le conseil de votre avocat. Better to get advice from your lawyer.
Il était général durant la deuxième guerre mondiale. He was a general in the Second World War.
Laisse-moi te donner un conseil. Let me give you a bit of advice.
L'article 214b, selon mon opinion une des dispositions encore plus étranges du Code administratif général du Land de Schleswig-Holstein, semble stipuler que quelqu'un qui voit un éléphant rose doit lui délivrer un reçu. Section 214b, in my opinion one of the stranger provisions of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein's General Administrative Code, seems to imply that somebody who sees a pink elephant must give it a receipt.
Il cherche conseil auprès de son oncle quand il a des soucis. He looks to his uncle for advice whenever he is in trouble.
Les femmes vivent en général plus longtemps que les hommes. Women usually live longer than men.
Tu devrais suivre son conseil. You should follow his advice.
Et pas seulement cela, les marchandises dans les magasins de la marque étaient en général plus chères que partout ailleurs. And not only that, the goods in the company shop were usually more expensive than elsewhere.
Il a suivi mon conseil. He yielded to my advice.
Un âne à deux pieds peut devenir général et rester âne. A two-legged donkey can become general and remain a donkey.
Sans mon conseil, tu aurais échoué. But for my advice, you would have failed.
Il a été condamné à une peine de travail d'intérêt général. He was sentenced to community service.
Il osa ignorer mon conseil. He dared ignore my advice.
En général, les femmes vivent dix ans de plus que les hommes. Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.
Il ne tint aucun compte du conseil de son ami. He took no notice of his friend's advice.
Notre nouveau quartier général se trouve à Tokyo. Our new head office is in Tokyo.
Elle lui a recommandé d'y aller seul mais il ne pensait pas que c'était un bon conseil. She advised him to go there alone, but he didn't think that was good advice
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