Usage examples of "the last couple of" in English with translation to French

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The future of our company is at stake. We have been heavily in the red for the last couple of years. L'avenir de l'entreprise est en jeu. Ça fait deux ans que nous sommes sérieusement dans le rouge.

You will be all right again in a couple of days. Vous serez tout à fait remis dans quelques jours.

Did you catch anything the last time you went fishing? As-tu attrapé quelque chose la dernière fois que tu es allé pêcher ?

After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain. Après quelques verres le type n'avait plus mal.

The last time I saw Tom he was walking on crutches. La dernière fois que j"ai vu Tom, il marchait avec des béquilles.

So I boosted a couple of CDs. So what? Bon, j'ai un peu forcé le son de quelques CDs. Et alors ?

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Et je ne me tiendrais pas ici ce soir sans le soutien inflexible de ma meilleure amie depuis les derniers 16 ans, la pierre angulaire de notre famille, l'amour de ma vie, la Première Dame de la nation, Michelle Obama.

I wonder if you would mind lending me your car for a couple of days. Je me demande si ça vous ennuierait de me prêter votre voiture pour quelques jours.

He doesn't like to wait until the last moment to do something. Il n'aime pas attendre jusqu'au dernier moment pour faire quelque chose.

I've seen a couple of Kurosawa's films. J'ai déjà vu deux films de Kurosawa.

Our plans fell through at the last minute. Nos plans ont échoué à la dernière minute.

I wish to stay alone for a couple of hours. Je veux rester seul pour quelques heures.

The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts. La dernière personne à qui j'ai raconté mon idée a pensé que j'étais cinglé.

Yes, I've been there a couple of times. Oui, j'y suis allé 2 ou 3 fois.

He was in time for the last bus. Il est arrivé à temps pour le dernier bus.

I did it in a couple of days. Je l'ai accompli en quelques jours.

Marriage is the last thing on my mind. Le mariage est la dernière chose que j'ai en tête.

Give me another couple of days to think it over. Donne-moi quelques jours pour le reconsidérer.

I was the last one to start in the race, but I soon caught up with the others. J'étais le dernier à démarrer dans la course, mais j'ai bientôt rattrapé les autres.

I used to play with a couple of boys. J'avais l'habitude de jouer avec un couple de garçons.

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