Usage examples of "enfant terrible" in French with translation to English

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Ken semble avoir attrapé un terrible rhume. Ken seems to have a terrible cold.
Ce travail est simple au point que même une enfant peut l'accomplir. This work is simple enough that even a child can do it.
Il est bon que la guerre soit si terrible, de peur que nous en devenions trop friands. It is well that war is so terrible — lest we should grow too fond of it.
J'avais l'habitude de nager quotidiennement quand j'étais enfant. I used to swim every day when I was a child.
Il a traversé une terrible épreuve. He had a terrible experience.
Maintenant que tu es grand, tu ne dois pas te comporter comme un enfant. Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
Sa terrible souffrance souleva sa pitié. His terrible suffering aroused her pity.
Je me rappelle en train de jouer au jeu Pac-Man d'origine, quand j'étais enfant. I remember playing the original Pac-Man game when I was a kid.
Un terrible destin l'attendait. A terrible fate awaited him.
Cet enfant a pu être enlevé sur le chemin de chez lui. That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.
C'est l'enfant terrible d'Hollywood. He is the enfant terrible of Hollywood.
Plus bête un enfant est, plus mignon il semble à ses parents. The more foolish a child is, the cuter he seems to his parents.
Un jour terrible. A terrible day.
Je ne pense pas qu'on puisse jamais surmonter la mort d'un enfant. I don't suppose you ever really get over the death of a child.
C'est terrible ! That's terrible.
Je surveillerai votre enfant pendant que vous êtes partis. I'll look after your child while you are away.
J'ai un terrible mal de crâne. I'm suffering from a bad headache.
Il me traite toujours comme un enfant. He always treats me like a child.
Il reçut un terrible coup de poing de son adversaire à la mâchoire. He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.
N'importe quel enfant sait cela. Any child knows that.
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