Usage examples of "petit commerçant" in French with translation to English

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Fais-le plus petit. Make it smaller.
George s'est établit commerçant. George set up as a merchant.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Un commerçant est une personne qui achète et qui vend de la marchandise. A merchant is a person who buys and sells goods.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
"Bon..." soupira Dima, qui se tourna alors vers le commerçant et lui lança un regard assassin. "Je crois que je n'ai pas le choix désormais..." "Well..." sighed Dima, then turned to the shopkeeper and cast her a murderous glance. "I guess I have no choice now..."
Pouvez-vous me trouver une maison avec un petit jardin. Could you find me a house that has a small garden?
Le commerçant en avait assez de courir après ses débiteurs et il exigea désormais le paiement en totalité. The shopkeeper was tired of chasing his debtors so from then on he demanded payment in full.
Nous avons fait la fête jusqu'au petit matin. We partied into the small hours.
Les Chinois ont un grand drapeau et un petit livre rouges. Chinese people have a big red flag and a little red book.
"Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?" demanda le petit lapin blanc. "What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
"Est-ce vraiment là ton souhait ?", demanda le petit lapin blanc. "Do you really wish that?" asked the little white rabbit.
Le petit garçon se fit lentement de nouveaux amis. The small boy slowly made some new friends.
Ce livre est vraiment petit ! How small this book is!
C'est plus petit que ça. This is smaller than that.
Ce vélo est celui de mon petit frère. This bike belongs to my little brother.
C'était un petit vieillard avec d'épaisses lunettes. He was a little old man with thick glasses.
Un petit oiseau me l'a dit. A little bird told me.
Je n'ai qu'un petit jardin. I have only a small garden.
N'avez-vous pas quelque chose de plus petit que ça ? Do not you have anything smaller than this?
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