Sentence examples of "close ear" in English
The cat's ear swiveled in the direction of the noise.
L'oreille du chat pivota en direction du bruit.
There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
Il n'y a rien de tel que le combat rapproché pour éprouver son courage.
When he whispered something into her ear, she moved just as he said, as if she had been hypnotized.
Lorsqu'il chuchota quelque chose à son oreille, elle se déplaça conformément à ses indications, comme si elle avait été hypnotisée.
For nothing is so beautiful but that it betrays some defect on close inspection.
Car il n'est rien de tellement beau qui ne montre des défauts lorsque soumis à une inspection minutieuse.
One day, while I was playing with my cat, I finally bit his ear.
Un jour, alors que je jouais avec mon chat, j'ai finalement mordu son oreille.
He tried getting close to her using every means possible.
Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles.
The following morning she said close to my ears: "We're going back to Paris tonight. He says that there's no way that he'll leave me alone in such a sad place. That's how it is."
Le lendemain matin elle me dit dans l'oreille: "Nous retournons à Paris ce soir. Il dit qu'il n'est pas question qu'il me laisse seule dans un endroit aussi triste. C'est ainsi."
I tried explaining the algebra homework to him but it just went in one ear and out the other.
Je tentai de lui expliquer le devoir d'algèbre, mais ça rentra juste par une oreille et ça ressortit pas l'autre.
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