Usage examples of "not being able" in English with translation to French

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I regret not being able to join you. Je regrette de ne pas pouvoir me joindre à vous.
Before being able to write data on a hard disk, you first need to create a partition, then to create a file-system on it, and finally to mount this file-system. Avant de pouvoir écrire des données sur un disque, vous devez d'abord créer une partition, ensuite un système de fichiers par dessus, et finalement monter ce système de fichiers.
Not being watchful, the driver failed to stop in time. Inattentif, le conducteur ne put s'arrêter à temps.
The rain stopped us from being able to play tennis outside. À cause de la pluie, nous n'avons pas pu jouer au tennis à l'extérieur.
Frustrated of not being the exclusive object of her desires anymore, Tom relegated Mary. Frustré de n'être plus l'objet exclusif de ses désirs, Tom relégua Mary.
Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible. La liberté consiste à pouvoir faire tout ce qui ne nuit pas à autrui.
Bob looks down on his brother for not being good at sports. Bob tient de son frère de ne pas être bon en sport.
I used to dream about being able to breathe underwater. Autrefois, je rêvais pouvoir respirer sous l'eau.
Not being useful to anyone is simply being worthless. C'est proprement ne valoir rien que de n'être utile à personne.
By postponing what you have to do, you run the risk of never being able to do it. En remettant à plus tard ce qu'on a à faire, on court le risque de ne jamais pouvoir le faire.
He was disappointed at not being invited. Il fut déçu de ne pas avoir été invité.
One must wait for the residuals to converge before being able to use the simulation's results. Il faut attendre que les résidus aient convergé avant de pouvoir exploiter les résultats de la simulation.
They could not help being touched. Ils ne purent s'empêcher d'être touchés.
He could not stand being kept waiting so long. Il ne supportait pas qu'on le fasse attendre aussi longtemps.
Mary is not used to being made fun of. Marie n'est pas habituée à être ridiculisée.
A cat is not a human being! Un chat n'est pas un être humain !
Mary is not used to being made fun of in the presence of others. Mary n'a pas l'habitude qu'on se moque d'elle en public.
Seems I'm not alone in being alone. On dirait bien que je ne suis pas le seul à être seul.
He is not ashamed of being poor. Il n'a pas honte d'être pauvre.
A puppet does not know that it is being controlled. Une marionnette ne sait pas qu'elle est manipulée.
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