Sentence examples of "nous" in French with translation "ourselves"

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Gardons cette question entre nous. Let's keep this matter between ourselves.
Nous l'avons fait nous-mêmes. We did it ourselves.
Entre nous, il a une maîtresse. Between ourselves, he keeps a mistress.
Je dus nous amuser avec des jouets. I had to amuse ourselves with toys.
Nous ne sommes pas nés pour nous-mêmes. We are not born for ourselves.
Entre nous, il a été congédié pour corruption. Between ourselves, he was dismissed for bribery.
Entre nous, la vieille sorcière obèse est au régime. Between ourselves, the fat ugly witch is on a diet.
Entre nous, il a l'air d'être homosexuel. Between ourselves, he seems to be a homosexual.
Nous avons profité de la plage toute la journée. We enjoyed ourselves at the seaside all day.
Pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas nous chatouiller nous-mêmes ? Why can't we tickle ourselves?
Nous avons tendance à juger tout le monde par nous-même. We are prone to judge every one by ourselves.
On cesse de s'aimer si quelqu'un ne nous aime. We stop loving ourselves when no one loves us.
En nous domestiquant comme du bétail, les gens entamèrent la civilisation. Through domesticating ourselves like cattle, people began civilization.
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