Usage examples of "living standards" in English with translation to French

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Statistics indicate that our living standards have risen. Les statistiques montrent que notre niveau de vie a augmenté.
Shall I fetch your glasses from the living room, Dad? Voulez-vous que j'aille chercher vos lunettes dans la salle à manger, père ?
The way tourists dress offends local standards of propriety. La manière dont les touristes se vêtent offense les normes locales de la bienséance.
During droughts, farmers are barely able to eke out a living. Lors des sécheresses, les fermiers sont à peine en mesure de survivre.
What they did next was bad, even by my standards. Ce qu'ils firent ensuite fut mauvais, même selon mes normes.
I like Japanese food and customs, so it follows that I like living in Japan. J'aime la nourriture et les coutumes japonaises, il s'ensuit que j'aime vivre au Japon.
Argument continues about the "White collar exemption" that exempts specific white collar workers from the "8 hours in 1 day, 40 hours a week," working hours fixed by the Labour Standards Act. La polémique se poursuit quant à "l'exemption des Cols Blancs" qui exempte des travailleurs cols blancs spécifiques du temps de travail "8 heures par jours, 40 heures semaines" prévu par la loi sur le temps de travail.
Living costs this month are lower than those of last month are. Le coût de la vie ce mois-ci est inférieur à celui du mois dernier.
Great figures don't meet high standards, but rather make their own. Les grands personnages ne se plient pas aux hautes exigences, mais créent plutôt les leurs.
Our governments have become space aliens living among a human population. Nos gouvernements sont devenus des androïdes vivant parmi une population humaine.
You should lower your standards. Tu devrais abaisser tes prétentions.
I've been living in Canada for five years. Ça fait 5 ans que j'habite au Canada.
She lowered her standards. Elle a abaissé ses prétentions.
Living on a small income is hard. Vivre avec un petit revenu est difficile.
He considers himself a guardian of moral standards. Il se considère gardien des normes morales.
Living in the country, he rarely had visitors. Comme il vivait à la campagne, il ne recevait quasiment jamais de visite.
The world's educational standards disappoint me. Les normes éducatives internationales me déçoivent.
The people he is living with in London are coming to see me. Les personnes avec lesquelles il vit à Londres vont venir me voir.
He keeps harping on about declining standards in education. Il parle sans cesse du déclin du niveau de l'éducation.
We are living in the age of nuclear power. Nous vivons à l'ère de l'énergie nucléaire.
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