Usage examples of "gens de bien" in French with translation to English

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C'est fou comme les gens de la scientifique peuvent être tatillon. It is foolish that scientists tend to be pernickety.
Père est quelqu'un de bien. Father is a good person.
Elle était superstitieuse, à l'instar des gens de cette époque. She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were.
Je lui dis constamment de bien se comporter. I'm constantly telling her to behave herself.
Il essaya de sortir les gens de leur ignorance. He tried to awake people from their ignorance.
Marie demanda à son fils de bien se comporter. Mary asked her son to behave himself.
Les habitants des villes ont un taux de mortalité supérieur à celui des gens de la campagne. City dwellers have a higher death rate than country people do.
Se faire du souci ne fait jamais de bien. Worrying never does you any good.
La publicité est l'art de convaincre les gens de dépenser de l'argent qu'ils n'ont pas pour quelque chose dont ils n'ont pas besoin. Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
Fumer te fait davantage de mal que de bien. Smoking does you more harm than good.
Les gens de Londres sont très fiers de ce pont. The people of London are very proud of this bridge.
La pluie a causé de gros dégâts à la récolte, plutôt qu'elle lui a fait quoi que ce soit de bien. Rather than doing any good, the rain did a great deal of harm to the crop.
Ça surprend la plupart des gens de découvrir que le directeur de la prison est une femme. It surprises most people to find out that the prison warden is a woman.
Je suis quelqu'un de bien. I'm a nice guy.
Les gens de votre âge ont souvent ce problème. People of your age often have this problem.
Mais je suis capable de bien cuisiner. But I am able to cook well.
Nous ne trouvons guère de gens de bon sens, que ceux qui sont de notre avis. We find little common sense, but in those who share our opinion.
J’ai souvent remarqué que les jeunes filles ne savent pas s’intéresser aux œuvres sérieuses, écrites cependant pour leur bien. Cela me confond, je l’avoue, car rien ne peut leur faire plus de bien qu’une lecture instructive. I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit. It amazes me, I confess; for, certainly, there can be nothing so advantageous to them as instruction.
Parce que nous rejetons la même chose que les gens de toutes les confessions rejettent : L'assassinat d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants innocents. Et il est de mon premier devoir comme Président de protéger le peuple Étasunien. Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. And it is my first duty as President to protect the American people.
Elle se vante de bien cuisiner. She brags about how well she can cook.
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