Usage examples of "gens du commun" in French with translation to English

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Il va de soi que les gens ne veulent pas de la guerre. Pourquoi un pauvre bon à rien dans une ferme voudrait risquer sa vie dans une guerre lorsque le mieux qu'il peut en retirer est de revenir dans sa ferme en un seul morceau ? Naturellement, les gens du commun ne veulent pas de la guerre ; ni en Russie, ni en Angleterre, ni en Amérique, pas non plus en Allemagne, en l'occurrence, ça va de soi. Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood.
Ce n'est pas immoral pour un romancier de mentir. Au contraire, plus les mensonges sont gros et habiles, et plus les gens du peuple et les critiques vous louangeront. It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.
C'est malpoli de montrer les gens du doigt. It's rude to point at anyone.
Les gens du RIET cherchent une vie intelligente dans l'univers parce qu'ils ne l'ont pas trouvée ici sur Terre ! The people at SETI are looking for intelligent life in the universe because they haven't found it here on Earth!
Les gens du coin nomment cette rivière "la mangeuse d'hommes" et la craignent. The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.
Les gens du pays sont très accueillants. The locals are very hospitable.
Il parlait avec une douceur caractéristique des gens du Sud. He spoke with a softness characteristic of southerners.
Plein de jeunes gens vont à l'étranger pendant leurs vacances d'été. Many young people go abroad during summer vacation.
Tom et moi n'avons rien en commun. Tom and I have nothing in common.
À l'époque, peu de gens pouvaient voyager à l'étranger. In those days, few people could travel abroad.
Ces deux-là n'ont pas grand-chose en commun. These two have very little in common.
Peu de gens admettent leurs erreurs. Few people will admit their faults.
Cet hôtel est bien situé en ce qui concerne les transports en commun. This hotel is conveniently located in terms of public transportation.
Les gens devraient s'aimer les uns les autres. People should love one another.
Marie manque de sens commun. Mary is in want of common sense.
Pour une raison quelconque, les gens m'ont évitée comme la peste depuis que je suis revenu d'Inde. For some reason, people have been avoiding me like the plague ever since I got back from India.
De nombreux chiens ont en commun la manie d'aboyer sur les inconnus. Barking at strangers is a habit common to many dogs.
Les gens tape-à-l'œil l'irritent. Flashy people irritate him.
Ces temps derniers, Israël et l'Iran ont vraiment très peu de choses en commun, mais l'espéranto en fait partie. Recently, Israel and Iran have very few things in common, but Esperanto is one of them.
De plus en plus de jeunes gens ont recours à la chirurgie pour améliorer leur apparence physique. More and more young people are going under the knife to improve their physical appearance.
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