Sentence examples of "près d'un" in French

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La pelouse tondue de près séduit un peuple qui a tendance, par ses origines, à trouver du plaisir dans la contemplation d'un pâturage bien entretenu. The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
La police est à la recherche des biens volés depuis près d'un mois. The police have been searching for the stolen goods for almost a month.
Près d'un milliard de personnes autour de la planète manque d'un accès à de l'eau propre et saine. Nearly one billion people around the globe lack access to clean, safe water.
Elle habitait près de lui. She used to live near him.
Elle se tint près de lui. She stood close to him.
Le roman s'est vendu à près de vingt-mille exemplaires. The novel has sold almost 20,000 copies.
Sommes-nous déjà près de là ? Are we nearly there yet?
Il habite près de chez moi. He lives near my house.
Nous vivons près de la mer. We lived close by the sea.
Près de la moitié des hommes en Grande-Bretagne offrent régulièrement du chocolat à leur partenaire comme cadeau, notamment pour leur anniversaire. Almost half the men in Great Britain regularly give chocolate to their partner, especially for their birthday.
Elle était près de mourir de froid dans la neige. She was nearly frozen to death in the snow.
Bill vit près de la mer. Bill lives near the sea.
Elle se tenait près de lui. She stood close to him.
Une des caractéristiques de l'Ancien Régime, c'est qu'à peu près tout le monde détient des privilèges, sauf les paysans. One of the characteristics of the Ancien Régime is that almost everybody had privileges, except peasants.
Tom veut être près de toi. Tom wants to be near you.
Il a près de soixante ans. He is close to sixty.
Ils habitent près de l'école. They live near the school.
La chaise est près de la porte. The chair is close to the door.
Ma sœur habite près de Yokohama. My sister lives near Yokohama.
Il est très près de ses sous. He is very close with his money.
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