Si ce n'était grâce à l'eau, rien ne pourrait vivre.

Sentence Discussions French
#1
English Translation

Were it not for water, nothing could live.

Is “pas” not necessary in the conditional part of this sentence?

#2

The French translation sounds weird to me, especially the first part of the sentence: “Si ce n’était grâce à l’eau,”.

I think these are better options:

  • S’il n’y avait pas d’eau, …
  • Sans eau, …