Usage examples of "comme" in French with translation to English

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Elle est réputée comme chanteuse. She is noted as a singer.
Cette personne est comme moi. That person is like me.
Comme cette fleur est belle ! How beautiful this flower is!
Comme il est ambitieux, il travaille dur. Since he has ambitions, he works hard.
Je m'en soucie comme d'une guigne ! I don't care a fig about it!
Comme nous vîmes ce qui se passait là, nous décidâmes de nous en aller. When we saw what was happening there, we decided to leave.
Certains mots anglais comme «gray» ou «grey» ont deux orthographes. Some English words have two spellings - "gray" and "grey", for example.
Il ment comme il respire. He lies as naturally as he breathes.
Que voudrais-tu comme dessert ? What would you like for dessert?
Comme le ciel est bleu ! How blue the sky is!
Comme il faisait si chaud, nous allâmes nager. Since it was so hot, we went swimming.
Elle parle comme si elle savait tout de cela. She talks as if she knew everything about it.
Comme ses parents sont morts quand il était jeune, c'est son oncle qui l'a élevé. Because his parents had died when he was young, his uncle brought him up.
As-tu un passe-temps... comme la peinture par exemple ? Do you have a hobby - for example, painting?
Comme tu le sais déjà. As you already know.
Je travaille comme un esclave ! I work like a slave!
Comme ce lac est profond ! How deep this lake is!
Comme il était déjà tard, j'allai dormir. Since it was already late, I went to sleep.
Elle agissait comme si elle n'était au courant de rien. She acted as if she knew nothing about it.
Comme je venais leur rendre visite à leur domicile, le couple était au milieu d'une dispute. When I visited their apartment, the couple was right in the middle of an argument.
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