Usage examples of "nom propre" in French with translation to English

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Il agit en son nom propre. He is acting on his own behalf.
Tout un chacun sait écrire son propre nom. Anyone can write his own name.
Il ne sait même pas écrire son propre nom. He cannot so much as write his own name.
Il ne sait pas écrire son propre nom. He cannot write his own name.
Le type ne pouvait même pas écrire son propre nom. The man couldn't so much as write his own name.
Il ne peut même pas écrire son propre nom. He cannot so much as write his own name.
J'ai avancé le nom de Paul comme candidat possible. I put Paul's name forward as a possible candidate.
Veuillez m'apporter un couteau propre. Please bring me a clean knife.
Comment épelles-tu ton nom de famille ? How do you spell your family name?
Chaque pays a sa propre histoire. Every country has its own history.
Quel est le nom de ce chien ? What's this dog's name?
Il a monté sa propre entreprise cette année là. He set up his company that year.
Le nom de cet endroit nous dit quelque-chose. We are familiar with the name of the place.
Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours. What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
Les nazis on fait disparaître son nom des livres d'histoire. The Nazis wiped his name out of the history books.
Il conduit sa propre voiture. He drives his own car.
Elle s'est agenouillée à côté de lui et lui a demandé quel était son nom. She knelt beside him and asked him what his name was.
Je me suis convaincu que les règles strictes de mes parents étaient pour mon propre bien. I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit.
J'avais son nom au bout de la langue mais je ne pouvais m'en souvenir. His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
Tu ne trouves pas drôle le fait que le roi des caricatures a fait toute une histoire à propos de sa propre caricature ? You don't find it funny that the king of caricatures made such a big fuss over his own caricature?
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