Usage examples of "link of a chain" in English with translation to French

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A chain is made up of many links. Une chaîne se compose de nombreux maillons.
Whenever I hear that song, I think of a certain girl. Chaque fois que j'entends cette chanson, je pense à une certaine fille.
George put a chain on the dog. Georges mit une chaîne à ce chien.
I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. Je suis entré dans cet état d'esprit où un homme écoute et écoute et commence à ardemment désirer apercevoir un agent de police.
It started a chain reaction. Ça a déclenché une réaction en chaîne.
I got 80 marks out of a maximum of 100. J'ai gagné 80 marks sur un maximum de 100.
I have the memory of a goldfish. J'ai une mémoire de poisson rouge.
Large catches of squid are a sign of a coming earthquake. Des prises importantes de calmars sont un signe avant-coureur de séisme.
Such people get hold of a chance. De telles personnes saisissent leur chance.
What's the purpose of a life of pilgrimage? Quel est le but d'une vie de pèlerinage ?
Last night I could not do my homework on account of a long blackout. Je n'ai pas pu faire mes devoirs la nuit dernière, à cause d'une longue panne d'électricité.
No man can resist the lure of a woman. Aucun homme ne peut résister au charme d'une femme.
If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary. Si tu ne connais pas la signification d'un mot, vérifie dans un dictionnaire.
All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. Tout à coup, je ressentis une vive douleur à l'estomac.
All of a sudden, the clerk lost his temper. Tout à coup, l'employée perdit son sang-froid.
It wasn't much of a bridge. Ce n'avait pas grand-chose d'un pont.
The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel. Les côtés opposés d'un parallélogramme sont parallèles.
When a medical doctor follows the coffin of a patient, it is in fact sometimes the cause that follows the effect. Lorsqu'un médecin suit le cercueil d'un patient, c'est en fait parfois la cause qui suit l'effet.
The job of a driver is not as easy as it looks. Le travail de chauffeur n'est pas aussi simple qu'il ne semble.
At her age, she still preserved the appearance of a young girl. Malgré son âge, elle gardait toujours ses airs de jeune fille.
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