Sentence examples of "shut oneself away" in English
It's good to be able to concentrate single-mindedly on one's work. But one becomes completely forgetful of the people around oneself.
C'est bien de pouvoir concentrer tout son esprit sur son travail. Mais on oublie complètement les gens autour de soi.
Mary shut herself up in the room and closed all the windows.
Marie s’est enfermée dans la chambre et a fermé toutes les fenêtres.
It's really difficult to survive in a big city like Tokyo without endebting oneself.
C'est très difficile de survivre dans une grande ville comme Tokyo sans s'endetter.
While they were away on vacation, their neighbors looked after the dog.
Pendant qu'ils étaient partis en vacances, leurs voisins se sont occupés du chien.
It is difficult to adapt oneself to sudden changes of temperature.
Il est difficile de s'adapter à des changements soudains de température.
To us, school was a place to get away from as soon as possible.
Pour nous, l'école était un endroit dont il fallait s'extraire dès que possible.
In this world, it's easy to lose oneself in all the deceptions and tentations.
Dans ce monde, il est facile de se perdre dans toutes les tromperies et les tentations.
If the rain stops, tears clean the scars of memory away.
Si la pluie s'arrête, les larmes lavent les blessures de la mémoire.
Of all pleasures, the sweetest is to see oneself praised by those that everybody is praising.
De tous les plaisirs, le plaisir le plus doux, c'est de se voir loué de ceux que chacun loue.
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.
Mais, connaissant exactement la tristesse et l’amour et la mort, et que ce sont de vaines images lorsqu’on les contemple de l’espace calme où il faut s’enfermer, il continua de pleurer, et de désirer l’amour, et de craindre la mort.
I was very tired, so I fell asleep right away.
J'étais très fatigué alors je me suis immédiatement endormi.
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