Usage examples of "griffe d'une grand couturier" in French with translation to English

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Il est plus grand que moi d'une tête. He is taller than me by a head.
Il a un grand bureau dans sa petite pièce. He has a large desk in his small room.
La force d'une femme est sa langue. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
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.
La Terre a la forme d'une orange. The earth is the shape of an orange.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
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.
Pendant le Grand Jeu, l'Afghanistan était un État tampon. During the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state.
Le pare-brise d'une voiture fut brisé. The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.
Je pense que c'est trop grand. I think that it's too big.
Tom reçu un appel d'une personne qui s'appelait Mary. Tom got a call from someone named Mary.
La valeur des livres était telle qu'on en prenait le plus grand soin. So valuable were books that the greatest care was taken of them.
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.
Elle lui a envoyé un grand sourire. She gave him a big smile.
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.
Un jour je peindrai un grand tableau. Some day I'll paint a great picture.
En raison d'une grave maladie, il ne peut pas mouvoir son corps comme la plupart des gens le peuvent. Because of a serious disease, he can't move his body as most people can.
Il est plus grand que tout autre garçon de sa classe. He is taller than any other boy in his class.
Je suis d'une opinion différente de la tienne. My idea is different from yours.
C'est deux fois plus grand que ça. This is twice as large as that.
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