Sentence examples of "in name only" in English

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He is the president in name only. Il n'est président que de nom.

This song's name is "Only You". Le nom de cette chanson est "Only You".

I know him only by name. Je ne le connais que de nom.

Only humans name things. Seuls les hommes nomment des choses.

I only know him by name. Je le connais seulement de nom.

According to the "ahl al-haqq" the universe consists of only one substance, and all what we name generations and corruptions, death and life, is a mere combination or dissolution of modes. Selon les Ehl Eltahik, l'univers se compose d'une seule substance, et tout ce qu'on appelle générations et corruptions, mort et vie, n'est qu'une certaine combinaison ou dissolution de modes.

You're the only person I know who regularly gets my name wrong. Tu es la seule personne que je connaisse qui écorche régulièrement mon nom.

Shakespeare is the name of a writer. Shakespeare est le nom de l'auteur.

Only in philosophy can you use a circular argument and get praised for it. C'est seulement en philosophie qu'on peut utiliser un argument circulaire et en être félicité.

This house is registered in my name. Cette maison est enregistrée à mon nom.

Only then did I realize what he meant. C'est seulement à ce moment que j'ai compris ce qu'il voulait dire.

He mentioned her name for the first time. Il mentionna son nom pour la première fois.

We have collected only ripe fruit. Nous n'avons récolté que les fruits mûrs.

She told me his name after he had left. Elle me dit son nom après qu'il fut parti.

There were only six people at the meeting. Il y avait seulement six personnes à la réunion.

His name is known throughout this country. Son nom est connu de tous dans ce pays.

There's no way to convince him. He absolutely insists that the only way to solve the problem is his way. Il n'y a aucun moyen de le convaincre. Il insiste absolument que le seul moyen de résoudre le problème est le sien.

What's your friend's name? Quel est le nom de ton ami ?

With oral language there isn't only one language and one can't proofread. Avec la langue orale on n'a pas un seul langage et on ne peut pas corriger.

I heard someone calling my name. J'entendis quelqu'un appeler mon nom.

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