Usage examples of "peu profond" in French with translation to English

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Il sauta par-dessus le fossé peu profond. He leaped over the shallow ditch.
L'eau est ici très peu profonde. The water here is very shallow.
Je lui ai donné le peu d'argent que j'avais sur moi. I gave him what little money I had with me.
Ma femme nourrit un profond ressentiment à l'égard de son père. My wife harbors a deep-seated resentment toward her father.
Elle a un peu de pain. She has a little bread.
Comme ce lac est profond ! How deep this lake is!
À l'époque, peu de gens pouvaient voyager à l'étranger. In those days, few people could travel abroad.
C'est le point le plus profond du lac. The lake is deepest at this point.
Peu de gens admettent leurs erreurs. Few people will admit their faults.
Peu à peu je commençais à comprendre le sens profond de ses paroles. Gradually the true meaning of what he said began to dawn on me.
Peu d'étudiants arrivent à lire le latin. Few students can read Latin.
Elle avait un regard profond et de très jolis yeux d'un brun ambré. She had a deep gaze and beautiful amber brown colored eyes.
Ton discours manquait un peu de cohérence. Your speech lacked some consistency.
Une fois dehors, je poussai un profond soupir de soulagement. Once outside, I gave a deep sigh of relief.
Il reste un peu de vin au fond du verre. There is a little wine left in the bottom of the glass.
Ses enseignements sont contenus dans le Livre de la Voie et de la Vertu, un livre profond que les taoïstes considèrent comme l'autorité suprême en matière de religion. His teachings are incorporated in a profound book Daode Jing which Taoists regard as the final authority and doctrines of the religion.
J'ai un peu de temps, mais toujours pas beaucoup... I have some time, but never very much...
Sa valeur était soutenue de toutes les autres grandes qualités : il avait un esprit vaste et profond, une âme noble et élevée, et une égale capacité pour la guerre et pour les affaires. To his valour he added a most exquisite genius and understanding, grandeur of mind, and a capacity equally turned for military or civil affairs.
Nous avons été heureux de voir la ville, mais nous avons été un peu fatigués. We enjoyed seeing the city, but we got a little tired.
Écrire est un sommeil plus profond que la mort. Writing is a deeper sleep than death.
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