Usage examples of "d'un vilain mot" in French with translation to English

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Si tu ne connais pas la signification d'un mot, vérifie dans un dictionnaire. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary.
Tu ferais mieux de consulter un dictionnaire quand tu ne connais pas le sens d'un mot. You had better consult a dictionary when you don't know the meaning of a word.
Parfois je n'arrive pas vraiment à saisir la signification d'un mot. Sometimes I can't really grasp the meaning of a word.
Vous devriez consulter un dictionnaire lorsque vous ignorez la signification d'un mot. You should consult a dictionary when you don't know the meaning of a word.
Le sens d'un mot se détermine suivant le contexte dans lequel il est employé. The meaning of a word is determined by the context where it is used.
Trouvez le sens d'un mot à partir de son contexte. Get the meaning of a word from its context.
Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un. Just a word can do harm to a person.
Connaissez-vous le sens de ce mot ? Do you know the meaning of this word?
Dans ce cours, nous consacrerons du temps à vous aider à vous exprimer en ayant plus l'air d'un locuteur natif. In this course, we'll spend time helping you sound more like a native speaker.
Comme tu es vilain ! Arrête de m'ennuyer ! How naughty you are! Stop bothering me!
Tu devrais rechercher ce mot. You should look up that word.
Les étrangers bénéficient d'un traitement particulier dans ce pays. Foreigners get special treatment in that country.
Vilain affamé, moitié enragé. A hungry man is an angry man.
Fais passer le mot ! Spread the word!
Je crois qu'il a quelque chose d'un poète. I think he is something of a poet.
Ce vilain garçon m'ennuie par ses extravagances. That naughty boy annoys me by his pranks.
Il ne m'a même pas dit un seul mot. She didn't say even one word to me.
Il est évident qu'il n'est pas habitué à vivre d'un budget serré. It's obvious that he's not used to living on a tight budget.
Fais du bien à un vilain, il te chie dans la main. Do good for a villain, he'll shit in your hand.
On peut avoir le dernier mot avec une femme, à la condition que ce soit oui. You can have the last word with a woman, on the condition that it is yes.
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