Usage examples of "contain" in English with translation to French

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Does this food contain any meat? Est-ce que cette nourriture contient de la viande ?

Acid acts on things which contain metal. L'acide agit sur les choses qui contiennent du métal.

Carrots contain a lot of vitamin A. Les carottes contiennent beaucoup de vitamine A.

This room is too small to contain 50 men. Cette salle est trop petite pour contenir 50 hommes.

The chromosomes in our cells contain the whole of our genetic material. Les chromosomes de nos cellules contiennent l'ensemble de notre matériel génétique.

There are no English sentences on Tatoeba that contain the word "Lego". Il n'y a pas de phrase anglaise sur Tatoeba qui contienne le mot "Lego".

There's a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead. Il y a un risque que l'eau du robinet puisse contenir des substances nocives comme du chlore et du plomb.

The chest contained gold coins. Le coffre contenait des pièces d'or.

This beer contains 5% alcohol. Cette bière contient 5% d'alcool.

This book contains forty photographs. Ce livre contient quarante photographies.

Chai tea often contains cardamom. Le thé chai contient souvent de la cardamome.

This box contains five apples. Cette boîte contient cinq pommes.

This transparent liquid contains poison. Ce liquide transparent contient du poison.

This box contains assorted chocolates. Cette boîte contient un assortiment de chocolats.

This book contains many pictures. Ce livre contient de nombreuses images.

This sentence contains several mistakes. Cette phrase contient des fautes diverses.

His speech contained many fine phrases. Son discours contenait beaucoup de belles phrases.

The hall contains 5,000 people. Cette salle peut contenir 5.000 personnes.

The suitcase contained nothing but dirty clothes. La valise ne contenait rien d'autre que des vêtements sales.

I addressed the envelope containing the invitation. J'inscrivis l'adresse sur l'enveloppe contenant l'invitation.

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