Sentence examples of "se permettre" in French
Qui peut se permettre d'acheter une maison aussi chère ?
Who can afford to buy such an expensive house?
Qui peut se permettre d'acheter une maison si chère ?
Who can afford to buy such an expensive house?
De nos jours, peu de gens peuvent se permettre d'employer une domestique.
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid.
De nos jours, peu de gens peuvent se permettre d'employer une bonne.
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid.
Une histoire raconte que si la pièce de monnaie est ronde c'est pour lui permettre de rouler d'un endroit à l'autre.
According to one story, the money was round so that it could roll from place to place.
Si les hommes étaient des anges, aucun gouvernement ne serait nécessaire. Si des anges devaient gouverner les hommes, ni des contrôles internes ni externes sur le gouvernement ne seraient nécessaires. En élaborant un gouvernement des hommes par les hommes, la grande difficulté réside dans ceci : vous devez d'abord permettre au gouvernement de contrôler les gouvernés ; et en second lieu, le forcer à se contrôler lui-même.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
Je ne peux pas me permettre d'acheter un appareil-photo de plus de 300 dollars.
I cannot afford a camera above 300 dollars.
Dès que je peux me le permettre, je prévois de voyager autour du monde.
As soon as I can afford it, I plan to travel around the world.
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