Usage examples of "Continent Noir" in French with translation to English

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L'Afrique était autrefois appelée le continent noir. Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
L'Amérique n'est pas un pays, c'est un continent. America isn't a country, it's a continent.
J'ai peur du noir. I'm afraid of the dark.
L'Afrique est un continent, le Groenland non. Africa is a continent; Greenland is not.
Ça ne fait aucune différence si le chat est noir ou blanc tant qu'il attrape des souris. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
L'Océanie est le plus petit continent du monde. Australia is the smallest continent in the world.
Il fait tout noir dehors. It's all dark outside.
L'Afrique est un continent de migration. Africa is a continent of migration.
Nous associons souvent le noir à la mort. We often associate black with death.
L'Afrique est le continent le plus pauvre. Africa is the poorest continent.
Ce sac noir est-il à vous ? Is that black bag yours?
L'Union européenne a été créée dans le but de mettre fin aux guerres qui ont régulièrement ensanglanté le continent pour aboutir à la Seconde guerre mondiale. The European Union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War.
Certaines photos furent imprimées en noir et blanc. Some photos were printed in black and white.
L'Amérique est un continent d'immigration. America is a continent of immigration.
Vous avez le choix entre du thé noir, du café ou du lait. You have a choice of black tea, coffee, or milk.
La Grande-Bretagne est séparée du Continent par la Manche. Britain is separated from the Continent by the Channel.
Quelqu'un qui ignore la signification de "noir" peut-il vraiment parler de ce qu'est le blanc ? Can someone who does not know the meaning of black really talk about what white is?
Nous avons pris un traversier de l'île jusqu'au continent. We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
Nous avons deux chats ; l'un est blanc et l'autre est noir. We have two cats; one is white, and the other is black.
Nous avons pris le ferry pour aller de l'île au continent. We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
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