Sentence examples of "regarder de travers" in French
Je me suis rendu à la salle de gym depuis six mois maintenant, mais je dois faire quelque chose de travers, parce que je ne vois aucune amélioration.
I've been going to the gym for six months now but I must be doing something wrong because I still don't see any improvement.
Les garçons ont tendance à regarder de haut leurs jeunes sœurs.
Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.
La guerre en Irak est un sujet explosif de débat politique ; un mot de travers et une dispute enflammée pourrait éclater.
The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.
Tu ne peux pas sérieusement escompter qu'ils ne te reconnaîtront pas avec ce déguisement. Cette moustache de travers à deux sous est un indice révélateur instantané !
You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
Tout le monde sait toujours ce que les politiciens font de travers et comment ils devraient s'y prendre, mais seule une partie infime de la population est prête à s'engager elle-même en politique.
Everybody always knows when the politicians do something wrong and how they should do it better, but only a tiny fraction of the population is ready to commit themselves to politics.
Elle m'a regardé de travers parce que je n'ai pas le sens de l'humour.
She looks down on me for not having a sense of humor.
La peinture a l'air géniale, mais tu l'as accrochée un peu de travers.
The painting looks great, but you hung it a little crooked.
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