Usage examples of "important" in French with translation to English

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L'avis des gens est important. Public opinion counts for much.
Pensez-vous que ce soit important ? Do you think that's significant?
Elle occupe un poste important au gouvernement. She holds a senior position in the government.
Il pense qu'il est tellement important. He thinks he's so great.
Il occupe un poste important dans la société. He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
Je suis si peu important et si insignifiant. I'm so unimportant and insignificant.
Le mariage est un événement important dans la vie. A wedding is a significant moment in life.
Mon revenu est deux fois plus important que le tien. My income is twice as large as yours is.
Son revenu annuel est plus important que celui de son frère. His annual income is larger than that his brother's.
Le télé-évangéliste a un public important - et bercé d'illusions. The tele-evangelist has a large, if deluded, following.
En Haïti, il y a eu un important tremblement de terre. In Haiti, there was a large earthquake.
Il a étudié les scientifiques qui lui paraissaient important au 19e siècle. He studied the scientists considered to be the most significant of the 19th century.
Qu'est-ce qui est plus important, ta carrière ou ta famille ? Which comes first, your career or your family?
Il n'y a rien de plus important dans la vie que l'éducation. Education is one of the most essential aspects of life.
Son salaire important lui permet de voyager à travers le monde à chaque année. His large income enables him to travel abroad every year.
Un important séisme de magnitude 8.8 a frappé les îles du Japon aujourd'hui. A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
Le trafic était très important. Les voitures étaient à la file pare-chocs contre pare-chocs. The traffic was very heavy. The cars were lined up bumper to bumper.
L'espace d'habitation moyen aux États-Unis est deux fois plus important que celui du Japon. The average American living space is twice as large as the living space in Japan.
Oublie ça. Le plus important c'est que si nous n'y allons pas rapidement la période des soldes sera terminée. Never mind that. More importantly, if we don't go soon the time-limited sales will finish.
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