Usage examples of "par petits bouts" in French with translation to English

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Si les gens savaient par quels petits hommes ils sont gouvernés, ils se révolteraient vite. If the people knew by what small men they are ruled, they would soon rebel.
Mes pieds sont petits par rapport aux tiens. My feet are small compared to yours.
J'ai trouvé un jour dans une école un garçon de taille moyenne qui maltraitait un petit garçon. Je lui ai fait la leçon, mais il a répondu : "Les grands me frappent, alors je frappe les petits ; c'est juste." Par ces paroles, il a résumé toute l'histoire du genre humain. I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.
Il déchira sa lettre en petits morceaux et les jeta par la fenêtre. He tore up his letter into small bits and threw them out the window.
Beaucoup de couples en Amérique travaillent à deux pour joindre les deux bouts. Many couples in America both work to make ends meet.
Ils communiquent par gestes. They communicate with each other by gesture.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
On met les bouts à 8 heures. Let's get cracking at 8.
Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades. He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
Les petits secrets font les grands mensonges. Small secrets make big lies.
J'espère pouvoir joindre les deux bouts. I hope I can manage to make both ends meet.
Nos vies sont déterminées par notre environnement. Our lives are determined by our environment.
La chambre était pleine d'insectes, des millions de petits insectes se tortillant avec plein de pattes. The room was full of bugs, millions of small, wriggling bugs with lots of legs.
Il a rassemblé des bouts d'informations. He collected bits of information.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Les immeubles sont petits en comparaison des gratte-ciel à New-York. The buildings are small in comparison to the skyscrapers in New York.
Le coût de la vie a grimpé si rapidement qu'il nous est presque impossible de nouer les deux bouts. The cost of living has risen so quickly that it is almost impossible for us to make both ends meet.
Je paierai par chèque. I'll pay by cheque.
Les fraises sont des fruits petits et rouges que l'on mange habituellement au printemps. Strawberries are small, red fruit that are normally eaten in Spring.
Elle a essayé de joindre les deux bouts. She tried to make both ends meet.
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