Usage examples of "pairs" in English with translation to French

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Shoes are sold in pairs. Les chaussures se vendent par paires.

She bought two pairs of socks. Elle a acheté deux paires de chaussettes.

There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves. Il existe douze paires de nerfs crâniens.

The king of this country isn't a person, but a divine beast with three pairs of wings said to be in far away in the sky. Le roi de ce pays n'est pas un homme, mais une bête divine avec trois paires d'ailes et qu'on dit vivant loin dans le ciel.

This is why Tatoeba is multilingual. But not that kind of multilingual. Not the kind where languages are simply being paired up together, and where some pairs are left behind. C'est pourquoi Tatoeba est multilingue. Mais pas ce genre de multilinguisme. Pas le genre où les langues sont simplement assemblées par paires, et où certaines paires sont laissées pour compte.

These teacups make a pair. Ces tasses pour le thé forment une paire.

What a pair of morons! Quelle paire d'imbéciles !

I have a pair of shoes. J'ai une paire de chaussures.

He bought a pair of shoes. Il a acheté une paire de chaussures.

I bought a pair of shoes. J'ai acheté une paire de chaussures.

I bought a pair of boots. J'achetai une paire de bottes.

I bought a pair of gloves. Je me suis acheté une paire de gants.

He bought a new pair of gloves. Il acheta une nouvelle paire de gants.

That's a nice pair of legs. C'est une belle paire de jambes.

He bought a new pair of shoes. Il a acheté une nouvelle paire de chaussures.

I need a new pair of shoes. J'ai besoin d'une nouvelle paire de chaussures.

He bought a pair of black shoes yesterday. Il acheté une paire de chaussures noires hier.

I've bought me a pair of shoes. Je me suis acheté une paire de chaussures.

All I found is a pair of scissors. Tout ce que j'ai trouvé, c'est une paire de ciseaux.

My uncle gave me a pair of shoes. Mon oncle m'a donné une paire de chaussures.

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