Translation of "rest on" to French
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Phrases with "rest on" (1)
- rest on laurels - se reposer sur les lauriers
Contexts with "rest on"
The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.
Le caractère oligarchique du Commonwealth anglais moderne ne repose pas, comme pour plusieurs oligarchies, sur la cruauté des riches envers les pauvres. Il ne repose pas même sur la générosité des riches envers les pauvres. Il repose sur l'éternelle et indéfectible générosité des pauvres envers les riches.
The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.
Le caractère oligarchique du Commonwealth anglais moderne ne repose pas, comme pour plusieurs oligarchies, sur la cruauté des riches envers les pauvres. Il ne repose pas même sur la générosité des riches envers les pauvres. Il repose sur l'éternelle et indéfectible générosité des pauvres envers les riches.
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