Sentence examples of "faire le diable à quatre" in French
Un fer-à-cheval et un trèfle à quatre feuilles portent bonheur.
A horseshoe and a four-leaf clover bring good luck.
Mon pays est le monde et ma religion est de faire le bien.
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
Et le Diable ricana car son péché mignon est la fierté déguisée en humilité.
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.
Si tu m'avais aidé, j'aurais pu faire le travail.
If you had helped me, I could have accomplished the work.
Le coeur de l'homme est l'endroit où demeure le diable; je sens parfois en moi un enfer.
The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel sometimes a hell within myself.
Dire que vous ne pouvez pas faire le travail parce que vous êtes trop occupés est une excuse bidon.
Saying you can't do the job because you're too busy is just a cop out.
Là où Dieu semble très proche, le Diable n'est jamais très loin.
Where God seems very close, the Devil is never far away.
La seule chose qui importe est si oui ou non tu peux faire le boulot.
The only thing that matters is whether or not you can do the job.
J'avais beau m'y entraîner, j'étais incapable de faire le dos crawlé.
No matter how hard I practiced, I wasn't able to do the backstroke.
À un âge avancé, même le diable entrerait dans les ordres.
In old age, even the devil would enter the monkhood.
Maintenant que nous avons à peu près le même niveau, nous pouvons commencer à apprendre quelques morceaux à quatre mains.
Now that we have nearly the same level, we can start learning some piano duets.
Comme tu es souvent venu ici auparavant, fais-moi faire le tour, s'il te plait.
As you have often been here before, show me around, please.
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