Usage examples of "faire amende honorable" in French with translation to English

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Je préfèrerais une mort honorable. I would prefer an honorable death.
Elle a eu une amende de 10 dollars pour ça. She was fined 10 dollars for that.
Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.
C'est un magasin honorable. That is a reputable store.
Le policier lui a mis une amende. The policeman fined him.
Tom ne pourrait pas faire une telle chose. Tom couldn't do something like that.
Tu vas avoir une amende si tu te gares devant une bouche d'incendie. You'll get a ticket if you park the car in front of a fire hydrant.
Êtes-vous sûr qu'elle peut faire ça ? Are you sure she can do this?
Pharamp a payé une amende pour stationnement interdit. Pharamp paid a fine for illegal parking.
N'as-tu rien à faire de mieux de ton temps ? Don't you have anything better to do with your time?
Si vous aviez garé votre voiture ici, on vous aurait mis une amende. If you had parked your car here, you would have been fined.
Que penses-tu qu'elle soit maintenant en train de faire ? What do you think she is doing now?
Il a reçu une amende de 10000 yens. He was fined 10000 yen.
Vous êtes un très bon secrétaire. Si vous ne vous étiez pas occupé de tout, je n'aurais rien pu faire. Vous êtes formidable. You are a really good secretary. If you didn't take care of everything, I couldn't do anything. You are just great.
Tu dois à ceux qui dépendent de toi de le faire. You owe it to those who are dependent upon you to do this.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
Nous ferions mieux d'en faire part aux autres. We better tell the others.
Tu aurais dû ainsi faire. You should have done so.
Faire une nuit blanche n'est jamais aussi productif qu'il apparaît. All-nighters are never as productive as they seem.
Comment pouvez-vous rester là à ne rien faire pendant que vos compatriotes sont massacrés ? How can you just stand there and do nothing while your countrymen are slaughtered?
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