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

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Unprecedented ways should be tried. Des voies sans précédent devraient être explorées.
He lived to be ninety. Il a vécu jusqu'à 90 ans.
It will be hot tomorrow. Il fera beau demain.
A delicate balance must be reached. Un subtil équilibre doit être trouvé.
The new model will be priced at $12,000. Le nouveau modèle coûtera 12.000 $.
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. La peur ne peut exister sans l'espoir, ni l'espoir sans la peur.
If this be treason, make the most of it. S'il s'agit d'une trahison, tire-s-en le meilleur parti.
This letter purports to be his resignation. Cette lettre signifie sa démission.
If we stop here, we'll be right back where we started! Si on s'arrête ici, on se retrouvera à la case 'Départ'!
You don't have what it takes to be a leader. T'as n'as pas les qualités d'un leader.
His illness may be cancer. Sa maladie pourrait être un cancer.
There must be a misunderstanding. Il doit y avoir un malentendu.
It will be dark soon. Il fera bientôt sombre.
Good people can be found anywhere. Les bonnes gens se trouvent partout.
It would of course be cheaper for you to sleep at our place. Ça te coûterait bien sûr moins cher si tu dormais chez nous.
There must be some way of traversing the river. Il doit exister un moyen de traverser la rivière.
If Tatoeba is addictive, does this mean that Esperanto speakers are more addicted than speakers of other languages, and can this addiction be the basis of a new common culture? Si Tatoeba crée une dépendance, cela signifie-t-il que les espérantophones sont plus dépendants que les locuteurs d'autres langues, et cette dépendance peut-elle être la base d'une nouvelle culture commune?
With the way my luck has be running, it'll probably rain tomorrow. Avec la veine que j'ai eue jusqu'à maintenant, il va sûrement pleuvoir demain.
A man must be honest. Un homme doit être honnête.
He must be over sixty. Il doit avoir plus de 60 ans.
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