mais très souvent il faut traduire
par un gérondif.
| Exemples |
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| They came by
train / bus / car. |
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| Ils sont venus
en train / bus / voiture. |
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These shoes are made by
hand. |
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| Ces
chaussures sont faites à la main. |
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| He got rich
by selling cars. |
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| Il s´est
enrichi en vendant des voitures. |
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| It's
cheaper by the
dozen. |
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| C'
est meilleur marché en douzaine. |
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| What do you
get, when multiplying 10 by
3? |
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| Si on multiplie
10 par 3 qu' est-ce que ça donne? |
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| This
room is 4 by
6 m. |
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| Cette
chambre mesure 4m sur 6. |
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| It's forbidden
by law to cut
rare trees. |
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| Il est interdit
par la loi de couper des arbres rares. |
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| Everyone
knows that one should not judge by
appearance, but still we are often doing so. |
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| Tout
le monde sait qu' il ne faut pas juger selon
l' apparence, mais nous le faisons tous. |
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| He is killer
by profession. |
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| C' est un
assassin professionel. |
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| Little
by little we
improve our product. |
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| Peu
à peu nous améliorons notre produit. |
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| He thinks of
work by day
and by night. |
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| Il pense jour
et nuit au travail. |
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| It's
fine by
me. |
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| Je
suis d' accord. |
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| Day by
day he went to work. |
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| Il est allé
au travail tous les jours. |
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| She
crashed the car by
mistake. |
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| Il
a démoli la voiture par distraction. |
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| They met by
pure chance. |
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| Il se sont
rencontrés par hasard. |
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| They
made it possible by
means of persistence. |
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| Il l'ont rendu possible en insistant |
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| By
all means, just do it! |
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| Fais-le! |
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| I
strongly advise you, don't do it, by
no means! |
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| Je
te déconseille fermement de ne pas le
faire. |
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