Sentence examples of "maid of honour" in English
It's a shame that you don't honour us with your presence.
Il est dommage que vous ne nous fassiez pas l'honneur de votre présence.
Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty.
Sur mon honneur je n’ai jamais vu autant de femmes aimables dans ma vie, et il y en a plusieurs qui sont d'une beauté peu commune.
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid.
De nos jours, peu de gens peuvent se permettre d'employer une bonne.
Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.
Sir William Lucas, autrefois négociant à Meryton, possédait une jolie fortune. Ayant exercé honorablement l’office de maire, il avait obtenu du roi le titre de chevalier.
The love of a young maiden is a poem. The love of an old maid is philosophy.
L'amour d'une jeune fille est un poème. L'amour d'une femme mûre est de la philosophie.
I had a part-time job as a hotel maid, but I didn't like it very much.
J'avais un emploi à temps partiel comme femme de chambre dans un hôtel, mais je n'aimais pas beaucoup ça.
The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.
La vierge la plus ménagère d'elle-même est déjà assez prodigue si elle démasque sa beauté aux regards de la lune.
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