Usage examples of "richesses" in French with translation to English

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Il a acquis de nombreuses richesses ces dernières années. He acquired a vast amount of wealth in these few years.
Les richesses sont faites pour être dépensées. Riches are for spending.
Lors de ces deux ou trois années, il acquit une grande quantité de richesses. In these two or three years, he acquired a large amount of wealth.
Malgré les richesses qu'il possède, il n'est pas content. Despite his riches, he's not contented.
Mais rien n'est aussi difficile, pour ceux qui possèdent des richesses abondantes, que d'imaginer comment d'autres peuvent en manquer. But nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches, as to conceive how others can be in want.
La richesse génère le pouvoir. Wealth begets power.
La richesse couvre une multitude de malheurs. Riches cover a multitude of woes.
Le sol conserva la richesse. The soil retained richness.
Mon oncle possède une grande richesse. My uncle is possessed of great wealth.
Les enfants sont la richesse des pauvres. Children are poor men's riches.
La santé prime sur la richesse. Health is above wealth.
La richesse est un voile qui couvre bien des plaies. Riches cover a multitude of woes.
La santé est au-dessus de la richesse. Health is above wealth.
La littérature japonaise, malgré sa beauté et sa richesse, n'est pas assez connue en Occident. Japanese literature, in spite of its beauty and riches, is as yet inadequately known in the West.
La santé est plus importante que la richesse. Health is better than wealth.
Malgré toute sa richesse, il n'est pas généreux. Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.
Le bonheur ne vient pas que de la richesse. Happiness does not consist simply in wealth.
Même avec toute sa richesse, il n'est point heureux. With all his wealth, he is not happy.
Il a mis toute sa richesse au bénéfice des pauvres. He used all his wealth for the benefit of the poor.
Celui qui se marie pour la richesse vend sa liberté. He that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
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