Sentence examples of "old men" in English
The memory of youth is sweet in the heart of old men.
Le souvenir de la jeunesse est tendre dans les vieillards.
Some old men, by continually praising the time of their youth, would almost persuade us that there were no fools in those days; but unluckily they are left themselves for examples.
Quelques vieillards, en se vantant continuellement de leur jeunesse, nous persuaderaient presque qu'ils n'étaient pas des idiots à cette époque ; mais malheureusement ils se sont laissés eux-mêmes comme preuves.
When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
Le peuple poussa des cris, et les sacrificateurs sonnèrent des trompettes. Lorsque le peuple entendit le son de la trompette, il poussa de grands cris, et la muraille s'écroula; le peuple monta dans la ville, chacun devant soi. Ils s'emparèrent de la ville, et ils dévouèrent par interdit, au fil de l'épée, tout ce qui était dans la ville, hommes et femmes, enfants et vieillards, jusqu'aux boeufs, aux brebis et aux ânes.
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century.
Les hommes de génie sont des météores destinés à brûler pour éclairer leur siècle.
She altered her old clothes to make them look more fashionable.
Elle a raccommodé ses vieilles fringues pour qu'elles aient l'air plus à la mode.
Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.
Rien ne semble plus surprenant à ceux qui considèrent les affaires humaines d'un œil philosophique que la facilité avec laquelle la multitude est gouvernée par une minorité; et la soumission implicite par laquelle les hommes renoncent à leurs propres sentiments et passions pour ceux de leurs gouvernants.
The new computer is ten times as fast as the old one.
Le nouvel ordinateur est dix fois plus rapide que l'ancien.
Are you seriously thinking about buying that old car?
Penses-tu sérieusement à acheter cette vieille voiture ?
This is one of those views which are so absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them.
C'est une de ces opinions si absurdes que seuls des hommes très savants pourraient l'adopter.
It is important for old people to stay strong.
Il est important que les personnes âgées restent fortes.
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