Usage examples of "matière première au comptant" in French with translation to English

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La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Il n'y a que les pauvres gens qui payent comptant. Ce n'est pas par vertu; c'est parce qu'on ne leur fait pas crédit. It is only the poor who pay cash. That's not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.
Quel est votre matière préférée ? What's your favorite subject?
Elle alla à Paris pour la première fois. She went to Paris for the first time.
Je prends pour argent comptant que les gens sont honnêtes. I take it for granted that people are honest.
Dans notre lycée, le français est une matière optionnelle. At our high school, French is an elective.
Elle avait raison la première fois. She was right the first time.
Les tickets ne sont valables que deux jours, en comptant le jour où ils sont achetés. Tickets are valid for just two days, including the day they are purchased on.
Désolée, mais vous avez tort en la matière. Sorry, but you're in the wrong here.
La foi c'est entamer la première marche, même lorsqu'on ne voit pas la totalité de l'escalier. Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Nous ne devrions pas prendre son explication pour argent comptant. We shouldn't accept his explanation at face value.
La vie n'est qu'une forme d'organisation sophistiquée de la matière. Life is but a sophisticated way of organising matter.
Elle l'a rencontré pour la première fois lorsqu'ils étaient étudiants. She first met him when they were students.
Un pays neutre, c'est un pays qui ne vend pas d'arme à un pays en guerre, sauf si on paie comptant. A neutral country is a country that doesn't sell weapons to a warring country, unless you pay cash.
Tu n'as pas tout à fait raison en la matière - laisse-moi t'expliquer. You aren't quite right about that — let me explain.
Elle est la première de sa classe. She is at the top of her class.
Six furent invités, en comptant le garçon. Six were invited, including the boy.
C'est une autorité en matière d'humanités. He is an authority on the humanities.
Je l'ai rencontré pour la première fois il y a 3 ans. I first met him three years ago.
Je souhaiterais payer comptant. I would like to pay with cash.
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