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“sont restés lettre” in English
9 examplesEt combien de plans de paix sont restés lettre morte?
How many were not worth the paper they were written on?
Les accords d' association sont restés lettre morte dans bon nombre de leurs aspects.
The association agreements are dead letters in many respects.
J’ai accueilli ces propos avec satisfaction, mais je dois aujourd’hui dire qu’ils sont restés lettre morte.
I very much welcomed those comments but I am bound to say that they seem to have failed their test.
Nous envoyons des rappels concernant la révision de la directive depuis 2001 et tous sont restés lettre morte.
We have been sending reminders on the revision of the directive since 2001 and they have repeatedly been shelved.
Les appels de la communauté internationale au dialogue et à la paix sont restés lettre morte et ont été relégués au second plan.
The international community' s appeals for dialogue and peace have been ignored or sidelined.
Dans le même temps, les amendements proposés par notre groupe, qui auraient rendu le rapport plus complet, sont restés lettre morte.
At the same time, amendments proposed by our Group, which would have made the report more comprehensive, remained unapproved.
Les propositions et appels à l’aide des syndicats de salariés et des organisations professionnelles du secteur, sont restés lettre morte.
The proposals and calls for help from employees’ unions and professional associations in the sector went unheeded.
Il faut cependant se souvenir qu'entre-temps deux accords en matière d'extradition ont été signés mais qu'ils sont restés lettre morte en raison de leur non-ratification par les États membres.
It should, however, be noted that two conventions on extradition have now been adopted, but because the Member States have not yet ratified them they remain a dead letter for the time being.
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