Sentence examples of "Pour" in French

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Merci pour la réponse rapide Thank you for the quick reply
Merci beaucoup pour l'invitation. It was kind of you to invite us.
Il le disait pour blaguer. He said it as a joke.
Je suis pour ainsi dire heureux. I'm kind of happy.
Tout va bien pour moi. All is well with me.
Cependant, je ne suis pas doué pour parler anglais. However, I'm not good at speaking English.
Il tendit le bras pour faire s'arrêter un taxi. He raised his hand in order that the taxi might stop.
Voici quelques lettres pour toi. Here are some letters for you.
Il s'arrêta pour fumer. He stopped to smoke.
Il fut pour moi un guide. He acted as my guide.
Il était en prison pour vol. He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
C'est bon pour moi. It's OK with me.
J'aimerais mieux avoir une chambre pour moi-même, aussi petite soit-elle. I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it may be.
J'agis pour mon père. I am acting for my father.
Il est motivé pour réussir. He is eager to succeed.
Il se prend pour un artiste. He fancies himself as an artist.
Elle démissionna pour raison de santé. She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
Nous nous relayâmes pour conduire. We took turns with the driving.
Quel que soit le moyen de transport, nous devons être là-bas pour sept heures. However we go, we must get there by seven.
Tu me prends pour qui ? What do you take me for?
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