Sentence examples of "pour" in French with translation "of"

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Il était en prison pour vol. He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
Je me bats pour la justice. I fight in the cause of justice.
Je suis pour ainsi dire heureux. I'm kind of happy.
Elle démissionna pour raison de santé. She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
Lincoln est admiré pour son leadership. Lincoln is admired because of his leadership.
C'était plutôt léger, pour une tempête. It wasn't much of a storm.
Elle a la passion pour la musique. She has a love of music.
Les gens l'apprécient pour son amabilité. People like him because of his friendliness.
Je pars en vacances pour quelques jours. I'm taking a couple of days off.
Il pleura d'admiration pour sa performance. He cried in admiration of her performance.
Trop boire est mauvais pour notre santé. Excessive drinking is destructive of our health.
Allons prendre un verre pour en discuter. Let's have a talk over a couple of drinks.
Êtes-vous pour ou contre cette politique ? Are you in favor of or against that policy?
Elle a essayé diverses méthodes pour maigrir. She has tried various methods of slimming down.
Cette théorie est vraie pour le Japon. This theory is true of Japan.
Tu auras beaucoup de cadeaux pour ton anniversaire. You'll get a lot of presents on your birthday.
Elle a un goût inné pour l'aventure. She has an innate love of adventure.
J'ai beaucoup de problèmes pour le moment. I have a lot of problems at the moment.
Le riz a augmenté de trois pour cent. The price of rice rose by three percent.
Elle dépense beaucoup d'argent pour des chaussures. She spends a lot of money on shoes.
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