Sentence examples of "du" in French with translation "on"

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Du whisky sur des glaçons. Scotch on the rocks.
Je vais préparer du café. I'll put some coffee on.
Faites-vous partie du comité ? Are you on the committee?
Mets du sel sur ta viande. Put some salt on your meat.
Tom se moquait souvent du professeur. Tom would often play jokes on the teacher.
Ils mangent du poisson les vendredis. They eat fish on Fridays.
Peux-tu te charger du travail ? Can you take on the job?
Ils montèrent à bord du bateau. They went on board the ship.
Nous avons parlé longuement du sujet. We went on talking about the matter.
Les Japonais mangent principalement du riz. The Japanese live mainly on rice.
Le Japon dépend du commerce extérieur. Japan depends on foreign trade.
J'ai pris du poids récemment. I've put on weight recently.
Il est à bord du bateau. He is on board the ship.
Est-ce que vous voulez du poivre ? Do you want pepper on it?
Je suis pas vraiment fana du curry. I'm not really big on curry.
J'imagine que ça dépend du temps. I guess it depends on the weather.
Je suis contre le travail du dimanche. I am against working on Sundays.
Mike est le seul homme du comité. Mike is the only man on the board.
Tu es la cinquième roue du carrosse. You are the fifth wheel on the wagon.
Kyoto dépend de l'industrie du tourisme. Kyoto depends on the tourist industry.
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