Usage examples of "do away" in English with translation to French

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We should do away with this regulation. Nous devrions en finir avec ce règlement.

The city has decided to do away with the streetcar. La ville a décidé de supprimer le tramway.

It's about time we did away with this outdated law. Il est temps que nous en finissions avec cette loi dépassée.

We must do away with violence. Nous devons nous débarrasser de la violence.

The school should do away with uniforms. L'école devrait abandonner les uniformes.

Let's do away with all formalities. Oublions les formalités.

We should do away with those bad customs. On devrait se débarrasser de ces mauvaises habitudes.

We must do away with these old rules. Nous devons nous débarrasser de ces vieilles règles.

The government should do away with these regulations. Le gouvernement devrait abroger ces réglementations.

Society must do away with laws which cause racial discrimination. La Société doit rejeter les lois qui conduisent à la discrimination raciale.

My wife wants me to do away with this nice old hat. Ma femme veut que je me sépare de ce joli vieux chapeau.

My wife told me to do away with this old hat. Ma femme m'a dit de jeter ce vieux chapeau.

We'll do away with all these silly rules as soon as we can. Nous nous débarrasserons de ces règles idiotes dès que nous le pourrons.

She looked away terrified. Elle détourna les yeux, terrifiée.

Soon the sound died away. Bientôt, le son s'évanouit.

While they were away on vacation, their neighbors looked after the dog. Pendant qu'ils étaient partis en vacances, leurs voisins se sont occupés du chien.

To us, school was a place to get away from as soon as possible. Pour nous, l'école était un endroit dont il fallait s'extraire dès que possible.

If the rain stops, tears clean the scars of memory away. Si la pluie s'arrête, les larmes lavent les blessures de la mémoire.

America did away with slavery in 1863. L'Amérique abolit l'esclavage en 1863.

I was very tired, so I fell asleep right away. J'étais très fatigué alors je me suis immédiatement endormi.

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