Et s'il amputait tout son pied ?
What if he takes his whole foot?
Plus le prisonnier était en mesure d'offrir de l'argent, moins le chirurgien amputait l'oreille.
The more money the prisoner was able to offer, the more ear the surgeon permitted to remain intact.
En résumé, ce traité amputait la Russie de 26 % de sa population, de 27 % de la surface cultivée, de 75 % de la production d’acier et de fer.
In short, the treaty would deprive Russia of 26% of its population, 27% of cultivated areas and 75% of its steel and iron production.
Quelques jours plus tard, il a approuvé une loi qui amputait de 13 milliards d’euros les retraites, les soins médicaux et les salaires, et privatisait ports et aéroports.
Less than a week later, he signed a bill making 13 billion in cuts to pensions, wages and health care, and privatizing ports and airports across the country.
La division du travail et la spécialisation sont plus faciles dans une grande délégation : même si on amputait d'un tiers la plus grande, qui compte 99 membres, ils pourraient encore se partager le travail.
It is easier to divide up the work and to specialise in a large delegation: even if the largest delegation, comprising 99 Members, was reduced by a third, they would still be able to share out the work.
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