Usage examples of "if it were not for" in English with translation to French

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If it were not for water, we could not live. Sans eau, nous ne pourrions pas vivre.
If it were not for water, humans could not survive. Sans eau, les êtres humains ne pourraient pas survivre.
If it were not for the sun, nothing could live. Sans le soleil, il n'y aurait pas de vie possible.
If it were not for this book, I couldn't study. Sans ce livre je ne pourrais pas étudier.
If it were not for water, no one could live on earth. Sans eau, personne ne pourrait vivre sur terre.
If it were not for plants, we wouldn't be able to live. Sans les plantes, nous ne pourrions pas vivre.
If it were not for water no creature could live. S'il n'y avait pas d'eau, aucune créature ne pourrait vivre.
If it were not for exams, we would be happy. N'était-ce pour les examens, nous serions contents.
If it were not for your help, I might have failed. N'eût été grâce à votre aide, j'aurais pu échouer.
If it were not for water, no living things could live. S'il n'y avait pas d'eau, rien ne pourrait vivre.
If it were not for water, there would be no life on the earth. Si ce n'est grâce à l'eau, il n'y aurait pas de vie sur Terre.
If it were not for the sun, no living creatures could exist on the earth. Si ce n'était du Soleil, aucun être vivant ne pourrait exister sur Terre.
If it were not for his idleness, he would be a nice fellow. N'était-ce son oisiveté, il serait un chic type.
If it were not for the sun, there would be no life on the earth. S'il n'y avait pas de soleil, il n'y aurait pas de vie sur terre.
If it were not for the air, planes could not fly. S'il n'y avait pas d'air, les avions ne pourraient pas voler.
When nobody knows that something is, it's quite the same as if it were not. Quand personne ne sait qu’une chose est, c’est à peu près comme si elle n’était pas.
The foreigner speaks Japanese as if it were his native language. L'étranger parle le japonais comme si c'était sa langue natale.
I remember it as if it were yesterday. Je m'en souviens comme si c'était hier.
Just as if it were my tail, wherever I go, it goes too. Juste comme s’il s’agissait de ma queue, où que j’aille, il ira.
If it were true, what would you do? Si c'était vrai, que feriez-vous ?
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