Usage examples of "dans sa grande majorité" in French with translation to English

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Il y a toujours eu une minorité ayant peur de quelque chose et une grande majorité ayant peur de l'obscurité, de l'avenir, du passé, du présent, d'eux-mêmes et de leurs propres ombres. There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.
J'ai emprunté ce manga à sa grande sœur. I borrowed this cartoon from his older sister.
Quatre ou cinq stylos dans sa poche de chemise, ça trahit bien un binoclard. Four or five pens in one's shirt pocket is a dead giveaway for a nerd.
La très grande majorité des enfants aime la glace. The vast majority of children love ice cream.
Kazuko ressemble beaucoup a sa grande sœur. Kazuko really takes after her sister.
Il a un grand bureau dans sa petite pièce. He has a large desk in his small room.
Sa grande soeur est plus âgée que mon grand frère. His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.
Dans sa ferme, il pratique l'agriculture et élève du bétail. He raises crops and cows on his farm.
Elle n'est pas moins charmante que sa grande sœur. She is no less charming than her older sister.
Cependant la princesse s'était barricadée dans sa chambre et ne voulait pas sortir. However, the princess had barricaded herself in her room and wouldn't come out.
Sa grande curiosité a contribué à élargir son point de vue sur tout. His broad interests bring him broad views on everything.
Il se retira dans sa chambre après dîner. He retired to his own room after supper.
Il y a un trou dans sa chaussette. There is a hole in his sock.
Le garçon a une pomme dans sa poche. The boy has an apple in his pocket.
La force d'une femme est dans sa langue. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
Les cuillères fendues ont un rôle particulier dans le rituel de l'absinthe. Elles sont utilisées pour tenir un morceau de sucre au-dessus d'un verre tandis qu'on le dissout dans sa boisson à l'aide d'eau froide. Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.
Il se balada à travers le parc en sifflant un air qu'il avait appris dans sa jeunesse. He sauntered through the park whistling a tune he'd learned in his youth.
Il a une nouvelle femme dans sa vie. He has a new woman in his life.
Elle a un nouvel homme dans sa vie. She has a new man in her life.
Elle l'a entendu hurler et a donc couru dans sa chambre. She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
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