Usage examples of "effet d'une police" in French with translation to English

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La police te mettra en prison. The police will put you in prison.
La force d'une femme est sa langue. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
Est-ce que ce médicament fait effet rapidement ? Does the medicine act quickly?
Demandez au poste de police là-bas. Ask at the police station over there.
La Terre a la forme d'une orange. The earth is the shape of an orange.
Il a pris sa retraite avant que les nouvelles modalités des pensions ne prennent effet. He retires before the new pension scheme is due to come into effect.
La police enquête. The police are looking into the matter.
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.
Cela n'a eu aucun effet sur lui. It has had no effect on him.
La police ne pouvait contrôler la foule. The police could not control the mob.
Le pare-brise d'une voiture fut brisé. The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.
Ces champignons ont un effet émétique. Si on absorbe de l'alcool après en avoir mangé, on se sent très malade. These mushrooms have a revulsive effect. If you drink alcohol after having eaten them, you will feel very sick.
"Es-tu sûr de vouloir appeler la police ?" Lui demandais-je. "Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
Tom reçu un appel d'une personne qui s'appelait Mary. Tom got a call from someone named Mary.
À quel effet en avez-vous fait l'acquisition ? What did you buy it for?
Tom n'a pas laisse de note de suicide, alors la police suspecte un meurtre. Tom didn't leave a suicide note, so the police suspect murder.
Il est né d'une mère juive et d'un père musulman, cela l'a beaucoup aidé à cultiver une certaine ouverte d'esprit. He's born from a Jewish mother and a Muslim father; this helped him much to develop a kind of openmindedness.
En musique comme en rhétorique, une pause est souvent utilisée pour créer un effet dramatique. In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
La police suivit toutes ses pistes mais revint les mains vides. The police followed up all their leads but came up empty handed.
Quel est le but d'une pomme bleue dans ce tableau? Que tu te poses cette question-ci. What is the point of a blue apple in that painting? Your asking this very question.
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