Sentence examples of "playing court" in English

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Rasputin had the whole Russian court under his spell. Raspoutine tenait toute la cour de Russie sous son charme.

How about playing golf this afternoon? Que diriez-vous de jouer au golf cet après-midi ?

In a court of fowls, the cockroach never wins his case. Dans une basse-cour, le cafard ne remporte jamais son affaire.

A child is playing harp. Une enfant est en train de jouer de la harpe.

Never were finer women or more accomplished men seen in any Court, and Nature seemed to have taken pleasure in lavishing her greatest graces on the greatest persons. Jamais cour n’a eu tant de belles personnes et d’hommes admirablement bien faits ; et il semblait que la nature eût pris plaisir à placer ce qu’elle donne de plus beau dans les plus grandes princesses et dans les plus grands princes.

China is said to be playing hardball in the Southern Seas. On dit que la Chine joue des coudes dans les mers du Sud.

There is a small pond in the court. Il y a un petit étang dans la cour.

Your playing sounds a bit stilted. You have to loosen up your fingers. Votre interprétation sonne un peu guindée. Vous devez relâcher vos doigts.

The suspects will face charges for importing and possessing drugs in a Sydney court. Les suspects répondront des faits d'importation et de possession de drogues dans une cour de Sydney.

I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Je pensais que mes yeux me jouaient des tours.

The court found him guilty. Le tribunal le déclara coupable.

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.

The accused made up a false story in the court. Devant la cour, l'accusé a inventé une histoire abracadabrantesque.

The parents are playing a game with their children. Les parents jouent à un jeu avec leurs enfants.

The high court decided to try the fugitive warlord in abstentia. La haute cour a décidé de juger le chef de guerre fugitif par contumace.

"I feel like playing cards." "So do I." "J'ai envie de jouer aux cartes." "Moi aussi."

My friends stood by me during the court case. Mes amis se tenaient à mes cotés lors du processus.

Somebody is playing the piano. Quelqu'un joue du piano.

There appeared at this time a lady at Court, who drew the eyes of the whole world; and one may imagine she was a perfect beauty, to gain admiration in a place where there were so many fine women. Il parut alors une beauté à la cour, qui attira les yeux de tout le monde, et l’on doit croire que c’était une beauté parfaite, puisqu’elle donna de l’admiration dans un lieu où l’on était si accoutumé à voir de belles personnes.

Entering the room, I found her playing the piano. Quand je suis entré dans la pièce, elle jouait du piano.

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