Usage examples of "manque à gagner" in French with translation to English

La tête manque à la statue. The statue is missing its head.

Elle fut la première femme à gagner ce concours. She was the first girl to win that contest.

Je n'aimais pas ce jeu, jusqu'à ce que je commence à gagner. I didn't like this game until I started winning.

Tu as peu à gagner et beaucoup à perdre. You have little to gain and much to lose.

Vous avez peu à gagner et beaucoup à perdre. You have little to gain and much to lose.

Smith a passé des années à étudier l'effet du sommeil et du manque de sommeil sur la mémoire et l'apprentissage. Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.

Tom pensait que Marie n'aurait pas été capable de gagner plus de trente dollars en une heure. Tom thought Mary wouldn't be able to earn more than thirty dollars an hour.

Des repas onéreux ne compensent en rien le manque de sommeil. Expensive meals can't compensate for lack of sleep.

Il est sûr de gagner. He is sure of winning.

Entre nous, sa façon de penser manque de profondeur. Between you and me, he has a shallow way of thinking.

George Bush pensait qu'il serait assez facile de gagner les cœurs et les esprits des Iraqiens. George Bush thought it would be relatively easy to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqis.

Il a essayé de récupérer son manque de sommeil en faisant un somme. He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.

Les femmes croient au fond de leur coeur que les hommes sont faits pour gagner de l'argent afin qu'elles puissent le dépenser, si c'est possible, pendant que leur mari est vivant, ou au moins après sa mort. Women in their hearts think that men are intended to earn money so that they may spend it, if possible during their husband’s lifetime, but at any rate after his death.

Le prix que les personnalités ont à payer pour leur célébrité est un manque d'intimité. The price that the famous pay for their celebrity is a lack of privacy.

Ils voulaient rapidement gagner la guerre et retourner à une vie normale. They wanted to win the war quickly and return to normal life.

Sa famille ne manque de rien. His family lacks for nothing.

Il n'aura aucune chance de gagner son cœur. He will have no chance of winning her heart.

Il manque de motivation. He lacks motivation.

Je suis sûr qu'elles vont gagner. I'm sure they'll win.

Marie manque de sens commun. Mary is in want of common sense.

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