Sentence examples of "se donner air" in French
S'étant efforcé de s'imposer la croyance en un système contre lequel la raison se rebelle, il la nomme déplaisamment raison humaine, comme si l'homme pouvait se donner raison à lui-même.
Having endeavoured to force upon himself the belief of a system against which reason revolts, he ungratefully calls it human reason, as if man could give reason to himself.
Il était satisfait de se donner tous les moyens de réussir dans la vie.
He was glad to avail himself of any means to succeed in life.
Il me prit mon parapluie sans se donner la peine de demander.
He took my umbrella without so much as asking.
Ce célèbre poète planifia de se donner la mort dans sa bibliothèque.
That famous poet planned on killing himself in his library.
Je pense que cette fille a coupé ses cheveux pour se donner un nouveau look.
I think that girl cut her hair to give herself a new look.
Avec son air de tonton, il plait aux jeunes enfants.
His avuncular mien endears him to small children.
Il se balada à travers le parc en sifflant un air qu'il avait appris dans sa jeunesse.
He sauntered through the park whistling a tune he'd learned in his youth.
Un prêtre fut convoqué pour donner les derniers sacrements au mourant.
A priest was called in to give last rites to the dying man.
Lorsqu'il a demandé qui avait cassé la fenêtre, tous les garçons ont pris un air innocent.
When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.
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