Usage examples of "pour comble de malchance" in French with translation to English

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Elle perdit son chemin, et pour comble de malchance, il se mit à pleuvoir. She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain.
Pour comble de malheur, il tomba malade. To make things even worse, he got sick.
Pour comble de malheur, il commença à pleuvoir. To make matters worse, it began to rain.
"Trente dollars, c'est beaucoup pour cette petite pièce", pensa-t-il. "Thirty dollars is a lot for that small room," he thought.
La conférence a fait salle comble. The conference had a full house.
Elle a attribué son échec à la malchance. She ascribed her failure to bad luck.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
La simplicité est le comble du raffinement. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Il attribue souvent ses échecs à la malchance. He often attributes his failures to bad luck.
Son discours n'avait aucun sens pour moi. His speech made no sense to me.
C'était suffisamment grave qu'il arrive habituellement au travail en retard, mais venir soûl est un comble, et je vais devoir m'en débarrasser. It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go.
Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance. He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.
Il a fallu quarante-six ans pour bâtir ce temple. It has taken forty-six years to build this temple.
Je vous enverrai un courriel après que je l'ai vérifié de fond en comble. I will email you after I check it thoroughly.
Certaines personnes superstitieuses en Amérique, croient que si un chat noir croise votre chemin, vous aurez de la malchance. Some superstitious people in America believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck.
Mes parents sont partis à l'aéroport pour dire au-revoir à mon oncle. My parents have gone to the airport to see my uncle off.
Tu sais que je ferais n'importe quoi pour tes beaux yeux. You know I'd do anything for your beautiful eyes.
C'est un raccourci pour aller à l'école. It's a shortcut to the school.
J'aimerais prendre rendez-vous pour voir le docteur. I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor.
Y a-t-il des marchés ou des supermarchés près d'ici ? Est-ce pratique pour acheter les objets de la vie quotidienne ? Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
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