Sentence examples of "peau de chagrin" in French
Assise dans son fauteuil en peau de panthère, la jeune femme en lingerie rouge lisait à haute voix un livre intitulé « La princesse noire ».
Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess".
J'ai soudainement eu une envie de manger de la bonne peau de poulet bien rôtie.
I suddenly got a craving to eat some crisp roast chicken skin.
Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
Son rire était un mensonge qui dissimulait son chagrin.
Her laugh was a lie that concealed her sorrow.
L'hamamélis de Virginie resserre les pores sans dessécher la peau.
Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
Le bonheur est salutaire pour le corps, mais c'est le chagrin qui développe les forces de l'esprit.
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
Lorsque vous êtes gai, les livres peuvent augmenter votre bonheur ; lorsque vous êtes triste, les livres peuvent apaiser votre chagrin.
When you are cheerful, books can increase your happiness; when you are sad, books can lessen your sorrow.
Le temps et la réflexion atténuent le chagrin le plus profond.
Time and thinking tame the strongest grief.
"Le sorcier se déguise en bête, il met une peau sur sa tête et il se promène dans le bourg. C'est mon papa qui me l'a dit."
"The sorcerer disguises himself as a beast, he wears a hide over his head and walks around town. It's my daddy who told me that."
Son suicide fut la conséquence de son chagrin d'amour.
His suicide came as a result of his disappointment in love.
Elle a le teint clair alors que son frère a la peau foncée.
She's got a fair complexion while her brother is very dark.
Elle a passé les dernières années de sa vie avec un chagrin caché.
She spent her later life with a hidden sorrow.
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