Sentence examples of "tyran" in French with translation "tyrant"

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Ils étaient sous le joug d'un tyran. They were under the yoke of a tyrant.
Des citoyens capables et informés sont le fléau de n'importe quel tyran. Empowered, informed citizens are the scourge of any tyrant.
L’avilissement des actes du roi a amené les gens à croire qu’il n’était rien d’autre qu’un tyran qu’il fallait renverser. The depravity of the king's deeds lead the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.
Il est vrai qu'Aristote distingue le tyran du roi, en ce que le premier gouverne pour sa propre utilité et le second seulement pour l'utilité de ses sujets ; mais il s'ensuivrait de la distinction d'Aristote que depuis le commencement du monde il n'aurait pas encore existé un seul roi. It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of the world, there has not yet been a single king.
Ainsi en est-il toujours des tyrans ! Thus always to tyrants!
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