Usage examples of "for one thing" in English with translation to French

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For one thing, I'm busy; for another, I'm not interested. D'une part je suis occupé, d'autre part, je ne suis pas intéressé.
He is happy. For one thing he's got a promotion and for another he has just got married. Il est heureux. Pour une chose il a eu une promotion et de l'autre il vient juste de se marier.
I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour. J'ai tellement de travail que je reste une heure de plus.
He complains about one thing or another all the time. Il est toujours à se plaindre d'une chose ou d'une autre.
Chizuko said, "A crane is supposed to live for one thousand years." Chizuko a dit : « Une grue peut vivre mille ans ».
Knowing is one thing, teaching quite another. Savoir est une chose, enseigner en est complètement une autre.
His contract runs for one more year. Son contrat s'étend sur une année supplémentaire.
It's one thing to make plans, but quite another to carry them out. C'est une chose de faire des projets, c'en est une autre de les réaliser.
I can't afford $40 for one book! Je ne peux pas me permettre de dépenser 40 dollars pour un livre !
Swimming is one thing I enjoy. La natation est un de mes plaisirs.
For one reason or another, their holiday in France wasn't as good as they expected it would be. Pour une raison ou une autre, leurs vacances en France ne furent pas aussi agréables que ce à quoi ils s'attendaient.
To know is one thing, to teach is another. Savoir est une chose, enseigner en est une autre.
He had not been abroad for one month before he was taken ill. Ça ne faisait pas un mois qu'il était à l'étranger avant de tomber malade.
Why do you say one thing, and then go and do another? Pourquoi dis-tu une chose et ensuite tu y vas et tu fais autre chose ?
I'd like to stay for one night. J’aimerais rester pour une nuit.
One thing led to another. Une chose entraîna l'autre.
Can't you ever be punctual? I have been waiting here for one hour. Ne pourrais-tu pas être ponctuel ? J'attends ici depuis une heure.
What we have is one thing and what we are is quite another. Être et avoir sont deux choses bien différentes.
I studied for one hour. J'ai étudié pendant une heure.
To know is one thing, to practice another. Savoir est une chose, mettre en pratique en est une autre.
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