Usage examples of "essence verte" in French with translation to English

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Dix minutes après qu'ils aient passé Nara, l'auto s'est retrouvée sans essence. Ten minutes after they had passed Nara, the car ran out of gas.
L'herbe paraît toujours plus verte de l'autre côté. The grass always seems greener on the other side.
Cette voiture est très économique en essence. This car is very economical on gas.
Ma grand-mère a la main verte. My grandmother has a green thumb.
La robe est verte. The dress is green.
J'aime la couleur verte. I like the green colour.
La jupe est verte. The dress is green.
Voulez-vous la verte ou la bleue ? Do you want the green or the blue?
Elle porte une robe verte. She is in a green dress.
L'eau verte n'est pas potable. The green water is not suitable for drinking.
J'ai entendu dire qu'en Angleterre l'herbe était verte même en hiver. I hear the grass is green even in the winter in England.
La montagne est verte. The mountain is green.
La colline est toujours verte. The hill is always green.
Une banane verte n'est pas assez mûre pour être mangée. A green banana is not ripe enough to eat.
Une montagne n'est pas forcément verte. Mountains are not necessarily green.
L'herbe est toujours plus verte de l'autre côté. The grass is always greener on the other side.
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