Sentence examples of "met à profit" in French

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Il met à profit ses opportunités. He makes the most of his opportunities.
Utilisé intelligemment, on peut mettre l'argent à profit. If used intelligently, money can put to good use.
Elle a le cafard quand il se met à pleuvoir. When it rains, she feels blue.
Vous feriez mieux de mettre l'occasion à profit. You had better make use of the opportunity.
Pourquoi devient-il somnolent chaque fois qu'il se met à étudier ? Why does he become drowsy whenever he begins to study?
Il mettait à profit chaque occasion d'exercer l'anglais. He used every chance to practice English.
Car lorsqu'une femme est trop souvent laissée seule, tôt ou tard elle se met à penser; et nul homme ne sait ce qu'elle pourrait alors découvrir. For when a woman is left too much alone, sooner or later she begins to think;- And no man knows what then she may discover.
Tu ferais mieux de mettre à profit l'occasion. You had better make use of the opportunity.
Si on raconte un mensonge suffisamment de fois, on se met à le croire. If you tell a lie enough times, you begin to believe it.
Je veux mettre à profit l'occasion de parler au gouverneur. I want to take advantage of the opportunity to speak to the governor.
Ensuite, la température interne se met à grimper rapidement. After that, internal temperature begins to climb rapidly.
Mes articulations me font mal quand il se met à faire froid. My joints ache when it gets cold.
Il se met rarement en colère. He seldom gets angry.
Tu ne dois pas penser qu'à ton profit immédiat. You must not think about your immediate profit only.
On ne met pas de vin nouveau dans de vieilles bouteilles. Do not put new wine into old bottles.
Il n'y a pas de profit sans risque. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Leur culture met en exergue l'obéissance envers les détenteurs de l'autorité. Their culture values obedience to those in positions of authority.
Il se repentait d'avoir trahi son pays au profit de l'ennemi. He repented having betrayed his country to the enemy.
Manger de la glace me met toujours de bonne humeur. Eating ice cream always puts me in a happy mood.
Robinson considère la nature comme un simple objet d'étude scientifique dont il peut tirer profit pour son propre usage et son plaisir. Robinson considers nature a mere object of scientific study, to exploit for his own uses and pleasure.
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