Sentence examples of "grande dame" in French
Sur une île de la Seine se trouve une grande église appelée Notre Dame.
On an island in the Seine, there is a big church called Notre Dame.
Aucune preuve externe ne peut, à cette grande distance temporelle, être produite pour attester si l'église a fabriqué ou pas la doctrine appelée rédemption.
No external evidence can, at this long distance of time, be produced to prove whether the church fabricated the doctrine called redemption or not.
C'était une grande tragédie pour eux d'avoir perdu leur fils unique.
It was a great tragedy for them to lose their only son.
Bien qu'elle se dépêcha, la vieille dame manqua le dernier train.
Even though she rushed, the elderly woman missed the last train.
Un maquillage de grande ampleur a été orchestré aux plus hauts niveaux du gouvernement.
A massive coverup was orchestrated at the highest levels of government.
L'opéra n'est pas terminé avant que la grosse dame n'ait chanté.
The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings.
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