Usage examples of "petits boulots" in French with translation to English

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Son salaire est si bas qu'il doit prendre des petits boulots. His salary is so small he must do odd jobs.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Elle a tiré sa force des jeunes qui ont rejeté le mythe de l'apathie de leur génération, qui ont quitté leurs foyers et leurs familles pour des boulots qui offraient de maigres salaires et moins de sommeil. It drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
Les petits secrets font les grands mensonges. Small secrets make big lies.
Beaucoup d'étudiants font des boulots à temps partiel. A lot of students do part-time jobs.
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.
Les immeubles sont petits en comparaison des gratte-ciel à New-York. The buildings are small in comparison to the skyscrapers in New York.
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.
Le foyer des oiseaux est dans la forêt, le foyer des poissons est dans la rivière, le foyer des abeilles est dans les fleurs, et celui des petits enfants est en Chine. Nous aimons notre mère patrie depuis notre enfance, comme les oiseaux aiment la forêt, les poissons aiment la rivière, et les abeilles aiment les fleurs. The birds' home is in the forest, the fish's home is in the river, the bees' home is in the flowers, and the little children's is in China. We love our motherland from the time we're little, as the birds love the forest, the fish love the river, and the bees love the flowers.
Entre nos ennemis les plus à craindre sont souvent les plus petits. The most frightening of our enemies are often the smallest ones.
Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières. Many a little makes a mickle.
Ça ne dérangeait pas Tom que Marie ait de petits nichons. Tom didn't mind that Mary had small breasts.
Ces chemises se vendent comme des petits pains. These shirts are selling like hotcakes.
As-tu des difficultés à comprendre ce que te disent les femmes ou les petits enfants ? Do you have difficulty understanding what women or small children say to you?
Tony vit des champs verts et de petits villages calmes. Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages.
Certains animaux mangent leurs petits. Some animals eat their young.
Il porte des vêtements de femme et mange des petits pains au beurre pour le thé. He puts on women's clothing, and has buttered scones for tea.
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.
Comme c'est le caractère des grands esprits de faire entendre en peu de paroles beaucoup de choses, les petits esprits au contraire ont le don de beaucoup parler, et de ne rien dire. Just as it is the tendency of great minds to make one hear much with few words, small minds have a talent for talking a lot, and saying nothing.
Puisqu'il peut lire d'aussi petits caractères, il n'est pas myope. Since he can read such tiny print, he is far from being near-sighted.
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