Usage examples of "set example" in English with translation to French

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The government hopes that lowering its carbon emissions will set an example and that other countries will follow suit. Le gouvernement espère qu'en abaissant ses émissions de carbone, il créera un précédent et que d'autres pays suivront l'exemple.

You've set a bad example. Tu as montré un mauvais exemple.

You should set a good example to your children. Tu devrais montrer le bon exemple à tes enfants.

You should set a good example for your children. Vous devriez montrer le bon exemple à vos enfants.

For example, it is 7:00 a.m. in London now. Par exemple, il est 7 heures à Londres en ce moment.

The diamond was set in a gold ring. Le diamant était enchâssé dans une bague en or.

Do you have a hobby - for example, painting? As-tu un passe-temps... comme la peinture par exemple ?

He set his son up as a baker. Il a établi son fils comme boulanger.

For example, he speaks German, French and English. Par exemple, il parle l'allemand, le français et l'anglais.

A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man. Une souscription a été lancée afin d'ériger un monument à mémoire du défunt.

There are a lot of old cities in Italy. Rome and Venice, for example. Il y a beaucoup de villes antiques en Italie. Rome et Venise, par exemple.

Set the clock right. It's ten minutes fast. Règle la pendule. Elle avance de dix minutes.

For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory. Par exemple, si un enseignant lui-même gros fumeur avertit un élève des dangers de la cigarette, c'est comme s'il se contredisait.

The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday. Le prisonnier a été remis en liberté hier.

Can you give me an example? Tu peux me donner un exemple ?

Are you ready to set off? Es-tu prêt à commencer ?

Could you make an example to reify your idea? Pourriez-vous prendre un exemple pour matérialiser votre idée ?

If you are a parent, don't allow yourself to set your heart on any particular line of work for your children. Si vous êtes parent, ne vous laissez pas aller à pencher en direction d'une voie professionnelle particulière pour vos enfants.

Let me show you an example. Laissez-moi vous me montrer un exemple.

He set out for Canada yesterday. Il est parti pour le Canada hier.

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