Usage examples of "un peu plus" in French with translation to English

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Pourrais-tu parler un peu plus lentement ? Could you talk a little slower?
Parle un peu plus fort. Speak a little louder.
J'ai vécu ici un peu plus de 60 années. I have lived here a little over 60 years.
Pourriez-vous parler un peu plus lentement ? Would you mind speaking more slowly?
Avec un peu plus de patience vous auriez réussi. With a little more patience, you would have succeeded.
Les historiens, a dit de son côté Chateaubriand, ne mentent-ils pas un peu plus que les poètes ? Historians, for his part said Chateaubriand, do not they lie a little more than the poets?
Pour rester éveillé je devrais peut-être boire un peu plus de café. In order to stay awake I may have to drink more coffee.
Peut-être est-ce dû à son âge, mais ses opinions semblent un peu plus fondées dans l'expérience que celles de n'importe qui d'autre. Maybe it's his age but his opinions seem a little more grounded in experience than everyone else's.
Je pense que vous avez besoin de passer un peu plus de temps à vos devoirs. I think you need to spend a little more time on your homework.
Pourrais-je avoir un peu plus de café ? Could I have some more coffee?
Ajoutons-nous un peu plus de sel ? Shall we add a bit more salt?
Pouvez-vous attendre un peu plus longtemps ? Can you hold on a little longer?
Je sais que tu as attendu pendant longtemps, mais pourrais-tu attendre juste un peu plus longtemps ? I know you've been waiting a long time, but could you wait just a little bit longer?
Il est un peu plus méfiant que moi. He is a little bit more careful than I.
Un peu plus tôt ce soir, j'ai reçu un appel extraordinairement élégant du Sénateur McCain. Le Sénateur McCain a combattu longuement et durement dans cette campagne. Et il a combattu plus longtemps et durement encore pour le pays qu'il aime. Il a enduré des sacrifices pour l'Amérique que la plupart d'entre nous ne peuvent commencer à imaginer. Nous nous portons mieux grâce au service rendu par ce leader, brave et désintéressé. A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
J'aurais dû faire un peu plus attention. I should have paid a little more attention.
Ne peux-tu pas appliquer les règles de manière un peu plus flexible ? Can't you apply the rules a little more elastically?
Un peu plus fort, s'il te plait. A little louder, please.
En faisant un peu plus d'effort, il aurait réussi. With a little more effort, he would have succeeded.
Aimeriez-vous un peu plus de bière ? Would you like some more beer?
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