Usage examples of "carbon copy" in English with translation to French

He's a carbon copy of his father. C'est la copie conforme de son père.

Coal consists mostly of carbon. Le charbon est principalement constitué de carbone.

Can you copy this for me? Peux-tu copier ça pour moi ?

It is a term used to describe the warming of the earth due to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. C'est un vocable utilisé pour décrire le réchauffement de la Terre, dû à des quantités croissantes de dioxyde de carbone dans l'atmosphère.

When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it. Quand une chose a été dite et bien dite, n'ayez aucun scrupule, prenez-la, copiez.

Carbon dating was performed on the sample to determine its age. Une datation au carbone fut réalisée sur l'échantillon afin de déterminer son âge.

He compared the copy with the original. Il a comparé la copie à l'original.

The government hopes that lowering its carbon emissions will set an example and that other countries will follow suit. Le gouvernement espère qu'en abaissant ses émissions de carbone, il créera un précédent et que d'autres pays suivront l'exemple.

Please copy this page. Recopie cette page s'il te plait.

What about the carbon tax? Quid de la taxe carbone ?

Please send me another copy. Envoyez-moi une autre copie, s'il vous plaît.

Please copy this. S'il vous plaît, copiez ceci.

It is impossible to burn a copy of Dante's Inferno because the ice of the ninth layer of hell will put out any fires kindled with earlier pages. Il est impossible de brûler une copie de l'Enfer de Dante, car la glace du neuvième cercle de l'enfer éteindra toutes les flammes attisées par les pages antérieures.

Compare the copy with the original. Compare la copie à l'original.

That copy differs from the original. La copie est différente de l'originale.

Give me a copy of this book. Donne-moi un exemplaire de ce livre.

Every child needs someone to look up to and copy. Tous les enfants ont besoin d'admirer et de copier quelqu'un.

I would very much appreciate receiving a copy of the book. J'apprécierais beaucoup recevoir une copie du livre.

The original and the copy are easily distinguished since the one is much more vivid than the other. On peut facilement distinguer l'original de la copie car le premier est beaucoup plus clair que l'autre.

The Russians copy the French ways, but always fifty years later. Les Russes copient les mœurs françaises, mais toujours à cinquante ans de distance.

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