Sentence examples of "détourner" in French

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Elle détourna la tête, de peur qu'il ne voie ses larmes. She turned her head away, lest he should see her tears.
Elle se détourna et se mit à pleurer. She turned away and began to cry.
Si cet avion était détourné, bon Dieu, que feriez-vous ? If this airplane were to be hijacked, what in the world would you do?
Elle détourna la tête de peur qu'il puisse voir ses larmes. She turned her head away lest he see her tears.
Elle détourna son visage afin qu'il ne voie pas ses larmes. She turned her face away so he wouldn't see her tears.
Peux-tu détourner le regard, je te prie ? Can you please look the other way?
Pouvez-vous détourner le regard, je vous prie ? Can you please look the other way?
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