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Translation for 'To err is human but to persist is diabolical' from English to French

	L'erreur est humaine, persévérer `[dans son erreur]` est diabolique.	To err is human, (but) to persist is diabolical. `[Citation : Seneca]`
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	L'erreur est humaine. `[loc.]`	To err is human. `[idiom]`
	L'erreur est humaine, le pardon divin.	To err is human, to forgive, divine. `[Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism]`
	qn. est à plaindre	sb. is to be pitied
	Le secteur est soumis de ...	The sector is subject to ...
	dans les limites du possible `{adv}`	subject to what is possible
	Toute la difficuté est de ... `[+infin.]`	The main difficulty is to ...
	On est tenté à conclure que ...	One is tempted to conclude that ...
	il faut faire qc.	it is necessary to do sth.
	La phrase m'est incompréhensible.	The sentence is meaningless to me.
	À mon sens, c'est impossible.	To my mind, it is impossible.
	La première chose à faire est ...	The next thing to do is ...
	Il est rare de faire qc.	It is unusual to do sth.
	Elle a passé l'âge de voyager.	She is too old to travel.
	C'est mal de faire qc.	It is wrong to do sth.
	Il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter.	There is no reason to worry.
	Chose à retenir, c'est que ...	The thing to remember is that ...
	Est-il besoin d'ajouter que ...	Is it necessary to add that ...
	Cette piqûre sert à endormir le nerf.	This injection is to deaden the nerve.
	textile tissu `{m}` doux au toucher	fabric which is soft to the touch
	film Ce film passera dans notre cinéma.	This film is coming to our cinema.

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Translation for 'To err is human but to persist is diabolical' from English to French

To err is human, (but) to persist is diabolical. [Citation : Seneca]: L'erreur est humaine, persévérer [dans son erreur] est diabolique.
To err is human. [idiom]: L'erreur est humaine. [loc.]
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To err is human, to forgive, divine. [Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism]: L'erreur est humaine, le pardon divin.
sb. is to be pitied: qn. est à plaindre
The sector is subject to ...: Le secteur est soumis de ...
subject to what is possible: dans les limites du possible {adv}
The main difficulty is to ...: Toute la difficuté est de ... [+infin.]
One is tempted to conclude that ...: On est tenté à conclure que ...
it is necessary to do sth.: il faut faire qc.
The sentence is meaningless to me.: La phrase m'est incompréhensible.
To my mind, it is impossible.: À mon sens, c'est impossible.
The next thing to do is ...: La première chose à faire est ...
It is unusual to do sth.: Il est rare de faire qc.
She is too old to travel.: Elle a passé l'âge de voyager.
It is wrong to do sth.: C'est mal de faire qc.
There is no reason to worry.: Il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter.
The thing to remember is that ...: Chose à retenir, c'est que ...
Is it necessary to add that ...: Est-il besoin d'ajouter que ...
This injection is to deaden the nerve.: Cette piqûre sert à endormir le nerf.
fabric which is soft to the touch: tissu {m} doux au touchertextile
This film is coming to our cinema.: Ce film passera dans notre cinéma.film

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