Sentence examples of "œil - de-chat" in French
Je me suis fait dire mon avenir par une vieille avec un étrange œil de verre.
I had my fortune read by an old lady with an eery-looking glass eye.
Ça ne fait aucune différence si le chat est noir ou blanc tant qu'il attrape des souris.
It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Tous les matins et tous les soirs je donne à manger à mon chat.
I feed my cat every morning and every evening.
Grishkin est belle : son œil russe est souligné pour l'accentuer ; décorsetée, sa poitrine accueillante promet une félicité pneumatique.
Grishkin is nice: her russian eye is underlined for emphasis; uncorseted, her friendly bust gives promise of pneumatic bliss.
Je ne le pousserais pas à bout. Tu ne sais pas ce qu'il pourrait faire. À mon avis, on n'est jamais trop prudent. On dit même qu'une souris à l'agonie mordrait un chat si elle n'avait pas le choix.
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
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