Sentence examples of "se devoir" in French
Si les hommes étaient des anges, aucun gouvernement ne serait nécessaire. Si des anges devaient gouverner les hommes, ni des contrôles internes ni externes sur le gouvernement ne seraient nécessaires. En élaborant un gouvernement des hommes par les hommes, la grande difficulté réside dans ceci : vous devez d'abord permettre au gouvernement de contrôler les gouvernés ; et en second lieu, le forcer à se contrôler lui-même.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
De nombreux vols furent annulés en raison du typhon.
Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon.
De nombreux vols ont été annulés en raison du typhon.
Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon.
Son sourire mélancolique trahissait la tristesse qu'elle éprouvait à devoir partir.
Her wistful smile belied the sadness she felt at having to leave.
Il venait de finir son devoir lorsque dix heures sonnèrent.
He had just finished his homework when the clock struck ten.
Il n'existe aucun fait dont on puisse dériver un devoir moral.
There is no fact from which a moral ought can be derived.
Je crois qu'il est de mon devoir de protéger ces enfants.
I believe it's my duty to protect these children.
Quelqu'un m'a dit que le devoir surveillé d'aujourd'hui était identique à celui de l'année dernière.
Somebody told me that today's test was identical to the one we had last year.
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