Sentence examples of "man of consequence" in English

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One must act as a man of thought and think as a man of action. Il faut agir en homme de pensée et penser en homme d'action.
I will make a man of you. Je vais faire de toi un homme.
He accused the man of stealing. Il a accusé cet homme de vol.
A man of straw is worth a woman of gold. Un homme de paille vaut une femme en or.
A man of wealth has to pay a lot of income tax. Une personne fortunée doit payer beaucoup d'impôts sur le revenu.
He is a man of his word. C'est un homme de parole.
Jim is a man of his word. Jim est un homme de parole.
He is a man of noble birth. C'est un homme de famille noble.
She made a man of a boy. Elle a fait d'un garçon un homme.
He is a man of few words, but he always keeps his promise. C'est un homme qui parle peu, mais qui tient toujours ses promesses.
I think he's a man of ability. Je pense que c'est un homme capable.
All I could mumble in response was that when I was a man of fifty, my mother would lean out of the window when I left and remind me not to drive too fast. Tout ce que je pouvais marmonner en guise de réponse était que lorsque j'étais un quinquagénaire, ma mère se penchait sur la fenêtre alors que je partais et me rappelait de ne pas conduire trop vite.
He is what is called a man of culture. Il est ce qu'on appelle un homme cultivé.
Thomas is a man of action. Thomas est un homme d'action.
He is a man of ability. Il est un homme habile.
She made a man of him. Elle a fait de lui un homme.
He was a man of great ambition. C'était un homme d'une grande ambition.
He is a man of high social status. C'est un homme de haut rang.
He is a man of action. C'est un homme d'action.
He is a man of wisdom. C'est un homme sage.
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