Usage examples of "old thing" in English with translation to French

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I finally found a use for this old thing. J'ai enfin trouvé un usage à cette vieillerie.
When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys. Le peuple poussa des cris, et les sacrificateurs sonnèrent des trompettes. Lorsque le peuple entendit le son de la trompette, il poussa de grands cris, et la muraille s'écroula; le peuple monta dans la ville, chacun devant soi. Ils s'emparèrent de la ville, et ils dévouèrent par interdit, au fil de l'épée, tout ce qui était dans la ville, hommes et femmes, enfants et vieillards, jusqu'aux boeufs, aux brebis et aux ânes.
The funny thing about age is that while everyone was young once, not everyone will get old. Le truc marrant avec l'âge, c'est que tandis que tout le monde a été jeune un jour, tout le monde ne sera pas vieux.
Old books are for writers, new ones for readers. Les livres anciens sont pour les auteurs, les nouveaux pour les lecteurs.
Death, it's the only thing we haven't succeeded in completely vulgarizing. La mort est la seule chose que nous n'avons pas réussi à complètement vulgariser.
According to scientific estimates, the universe is nearly 14 billion years old. Selon les estimations scientifiques, l'univers est âgé de presque quatorze milliards d'années.
This is an important thing for all of you. C'est une chose importante pour vous tous.
Julio is swinging in the hammock that I hung under the old oak tree. Jules se balance dans le hamac que j'ai suspendu sous le vieux chêne.
If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. S'il y a une chose impardonnable, c'est de ne pas pardonner.
They say that old house is haunted. Ils disent que cette vieille maison est hantée.
I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.
It's the voice of an old woman. C'est la voix d'une vieille dame.
I am glad I did not buy such a thing. J'ai bien fait de ne pas acheter ça.
Nara is an old city worth visiting at least once in your life. Nara est une vieille ville qui mérite d'être visitée au moins une fois dans sa vie.
It's very rude of you to say a thing like that. C'est très impoli de ta part de dire un truc pareil.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America. C'est la réponse apportée par les jeunes et les vieux, les riches et les pauvres, Démocrates et Républicains, noirs, blancs, hispaniques, asiatiques, amérindiens, homosexuels, hétérosexuels, handicapés et bien portants. Des Américains qui ont envoyé un message au monde que nous n'avons jamais été juste une collection d'individus ou une collection d'états rouges ou bleus. Nous sommes et serons toujours, les États-Unis d'Amérique.
That's a really shallow thing to say. Ça manque vraiment de profondeur.
The wizened, old sorcerer took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew about magic. Le vieux sorcier ratatiné me prit sous son aile et m'enseigna tout ce qu'il savait de la magie.
He would often say such a thing. Il disait souvent de telles choses.
The young man lives in an old house. Le jeune homme vit dans une vieille maison.
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