Sentence examples of "grand homme" in French
L'amitié d'un grand homme est un bienfait des dieux.
The friendship of a great man is a gift from the gods.
Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.
Le mégalomane diffère du narcissique en ce qu'il désire être puissant plutôt que charmant, et cherche à être craint plutôt qu'aimé. À ce type de personnalité correspondent plusieurs dérangés mentaux et la majorité des grands hommes de l'histoire.
The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.
Il n'oublia jamais son ambition de devenir un grand homme d'État.
He never forgot his ambition to become a great statesman.
C'est un grand homme d'État, et qui plus est, un grand érudit.
He is a great statesman, and what is more a great scholar.
Le fait qu'il soit un grand homme d’État ne peut pas être renié.
The fact that he was a great statesman cannot be denied.
Pourquoi faut-il que le plus grand crime et la plus grande gloire soient de verser le sang d'un homme ?
Why is it that the greatest crime and the greatest glory are to shed a man's blood?
Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.
The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it.
Le cœur d'un homme est à peu près aussi grand que son poing.
A man's heart is about as large as his fist.
Le pauvre jeune homme devint finalement un grand artiste.
The poor young man finally became a great artist.
Je n'ai jamais rien entendu qui soit plus loin de la vérité que les élucubrations de cet homme !
This man's ramblings are the furthest from the truth I've ever heard!
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