Usage examples of "hors du commun" in French with translation to English

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Il va de soi que les gens ne veulent pas de la guerre. Pourquoi un pauvre bon à rien dans une ferme voudrait risquer sa vie dans une guerre lorsque le mieux qu'il peut en retirer est de revenir dans sa ferme en un seul morceau ? Naturellement, les gens du commun ne veulent pas de la guerre ; ni en Russie, ni en Angleterre, ni en Amérique, pas non plus en Allemagne, en l'occurrence, ça va de soi. Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood.
Le garçon ne pouvait trouver son chemin hors du labyrinthe. The boy could not find his way out of the maze.
Elle n'est pas d'ici. Elle est née hors du pays. She's not from here. She was born out of country.
Videz l'eau hors du seau. Empty the water out of the bucket.
Il jeta tout hors du bateau. He threw everything out of the boat!
Il se précipita hors du bureau. He rushed out of the office.
Ils essaient de chasser les produits japonais hors du marché. They are trying to drive Japanese goods out of the market.
Nous sommes hors de danger. We are free from danger.
Tom et moi n'avons rien en commun. Tom and I have nothing in common.
Maudites soient les lois hors celles que l'amour a créées ! Curse on all laws but those which love has made!
Ces deux-là n'ont pas grand-chose en commun. These two have very little in common.
Une voiture est hors de ses moyens. He cannot afford to buy a car.
Cet hôtel est bien situé en ce qui concerne les transports en commun. This hotel is conveniently located in terms of public transportation.
Mon vélo est tombé hors circuit. My bicycle has gone out of commission.
Marie manque de sens commun. Mary is in want of common sense.
Les autres gens sont hors de propos. Other people are always off the point.
De nombreux chiens ont en commun la manie d'aboyer sur les inconnus. Barking at strangers is a habit common to many dogs.
Elle l'a mis hors de lui. She made him furious.
Ces temps derniers, Israël et l'Iran ont vraiment très peu de choses en commun, mais l'espéranto en fait partie. Recently, Israel and Iran have very few things in common, but Esperanto is one of them.
Un nombre croissant de gens préfère une vie virtuelle en ligne à une vie réelle hors ligne. There is a growing number of people who prefer a virtual life online than a real life offline.
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