Usage examples of "Great men" in English with translation to French

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Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
Great men are not always wise. Les grands hommes ne sont pas toujours sages.
The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. Le mégalomane diffère du narcissique en ce qu'il désire être puissant plutôt que charmant, et cherche à être craint plutôt qu'aimé. À ce type de personnalité correspondent plusieurs dérangés mentaux et la majorité des grands hommes de l'histoire.
Even though great men flatter themselves with their great accomplishments, they're rarely the result of great planning, but more often of mere chance. Quoique les hommes se flattent de leurs grandes actions, elles ne sont pas souvent les effets d'un grand dessein, mais des effets du hasard.
Almost half the men in Great Britain regularly give chocolate to their partner, especially for their birthday. Près de la moitié des hommes en Grande-Bretagne offrent régulièrement du chocolat à leur partenaire comme cadeau, notamment pour leur anniversaire.
I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane. J'ai été plus d'une fois intoxiqué, mes passions ont toujours été près de l'extravagance : je n'ai pas honte de l'avouer ; car j'ai appris, par ma propre expérience, que tous les grands hommes, qui ont accompli de grandes et étonnantes actions, ont été dénoncés par le monde comme intoxiqués ou malades.
A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death. La force irradie d'un grand guerrier. Il n'a pas besoin de combattre à mort.
Some people caricature gay men as limp-wristed and speaking with a lisp. Certaines personnes caricaturent les homosexuels masculins comme efféminés et parlant avec un zézaiement.
You made a great contribution. Vous avez fait une importante contribution.
There aren't supposed to be any men in this house. Il ne devrait pas y avoir d'hommes dans cette maison.
My brother smokes a great deal. Mon frère fume énormément.
What fools men are in their salad days. Quels sots sont les hommes dans leur jeunesse.
He is inclined to argue at great length. Il a tendance à fournir beaucoup d'efforts pour argumenter.
It's outrageous that you're riding a bicycle even though you're a woman. Women should stop trying to imitate men. Il est grotesque que vous montiez une bicyclette alors que vous êtes une femme. Les femmes devraient arrêter d'essayer d'imiter les hommes.
"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" Chérie, vite, vite. Ce site web, Tatoeba, vend ses collections de phrases aux enchères pour un cent chacune ! Ils ont même une offre spéciale du type pour cent achetées on vous en offre une !" "Ah super ! maintenant les gens collectionnent les phrases ! mais où va le monde ?"
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience. Nous apprenons par expérience que les hommes n'apprennent jamais rien par expérience.
He bribed that politician with a great deal of money. Il a soudoyé cet homme politique avec une grosse somme d'argent.
Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences. Les superstitions proviennent de l'incapacité des hommes à reconnaître que des coïncidences sont simplement des coïncidences.
He was a great musician. C'était un grand musicien.
Women today drink as much as men. Les femmes, de nos jours, boivent autant que les hommes.
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