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

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Tom vit maintenant aux îles Caïmans. Tom now lives in the Cayman Islands.
Le Japon se compose de quatre îles principales. Japan consists of four main islands.
Cette excursion inclue chacune des cinq îles principales. This tour takes in each of the five main islands.
Cette excursion comprend chacune des cinq îles principales. This tour takes in each of the five main islands.
Un important séisme de magnitude 8.8 a frappé les îles du Japon aujourd'hui. A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
Les Japonais ont la chance de vivre sur des îles avec des sources d'eau chaude. The Japanese are fortunate to live on islands with hot springs.
Bien que la plupart des îles de l'océan aient été cartographiées, les fonds océaniques sont généralement inconnus. Although most islands in the ocean have been mapped, the ocean floor is generally unknown.
Ils vont surveiller cette île déserte. They will survey the desert island.
Elles étaient abandonnées sur une île déserte. They were marooned on a desert isle.
On ne peut pas vivre sur cette île. You can't live on that island.
Ils étaient abandonnés sur une île déserte. They were marooned on a desert isle.
Il est impossible de vivre sur cette île. It's impossible to live on that island.
Il fut exilé sur une île pour haute trahison. He was banished to an island for high treason.
La plupart des serpents sur cette île sont inoffensifs. Most snakes on this island are harmless.
Il y a de nombreuses rivières sur cette île. There are many rivers on that island.
L'économie de cette île dépend de la pêche. The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.
Cette île a appartenu à la France au XIXe siècle. This island belonged to France in the 19th century.
Vu d'avion, cette île a l'air très belle. Seen from the plane, the island looks very beautiful.
De loin la petite île ressemblait à une tortue marine. The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.
Cette île était gouvernée par la France à une certaine époque. That island was governed by France at one time.
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