Usage examples of "service de table" in French with translation to English

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Pendant l'époque stalinienne, les prisonniers des camps de concentration devenaient esclaves au service de l'État. During the stalinist era, prisoners at concentration camps became slaves in service of the state.
Il n'y a pas de table dans la salle. There is no table in the room.
Je demande aux scientifiques de notre pays, ceux qui nous ont donné les armes nucléaires, de désormais mettre leurs grands talents au service de la cause de l'humanité et de la paix mondiale : de nous donner les moyens de rendre ces armes nucléaires impuissantes et obsolètes. I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
Pat a fait tomber sa serviette de table en éternuant. Pat sneezed the napkin off the table
Il met toute sa capacité au service de l'affaire. He is putting all his effort into the service of the business.
Plie les serviettes de table et disposes-en une à côté de chaque assiette. Fold the napkins and put one by each plate.
Je n'utilise jamais le service de taxis, à moins que ce ne soit strictement nécessaire. I don't use taxis, unless it's absolutely necessary.
Cette boîte servira de table. This box will serve as a table.
Le gouvernement a maintenant abandonné ses projets de privatiser des éléments du service de santé. The government has now abandoned its plans to privatize parts of the health service.
Il a reçu des dessous de table. He got paid under the table.
Bien qu'ils payent un service de traducteur dans l'idée d'une action positive, très peu de minorités sont embauchées en réalité. Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
Peux-tu me rendre un service ? Could you do me a favor?
Il posa la boîte sur la table. He put the box on the table.
Pourrais-tu me rendre un service s'il te plaît ? Could you do me a favour please?
Cette table est en bois. This table is made out of wood.
Je suis désolé de dire ça, mais le service n'est pas très bon. I'm sorry to say, but the service isn't very good.
Celle-ci est une table de bois. This is a wooden table.
L'officier de police de service sentit un vieil homme s'approcher derrière lui. The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.
La toupie tournait dangereusement près du bord de la table. The top spun perilously close to the edge of the table.
La nourriture est excellente et il en va de même du service. The food is very good and the same is true of the service.
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