Sentence examples of "soulever un coin du voile" in French
La force athlétique est un sport où les athlètes en compétition doivent soulever un poids maximum cumulé de trois épreuves de poids, la flexion des jambes, le développé-couché et le soulevé de terre.
Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
Elle souleva un coin de la serviette qui recouvrait son panier et me laissa jeter un rapide coup d'œil.
She lifted one corner of the napkin which covered her basket and let me have a quick look.
Même un lapin, acculé dans un coin, se rebiffera.
Even a rabbit, if badgered into a corner, will fight back.
Dans notre coin du monde qui est monogame, se marier équivaut à diminuer ses droits de moitié et à doubler ses obligations.
In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties.
Quand de violents extrémistes opèrent dans un coin de montagne, des gens sont mis en danger de l'autre coté de l'océan.
When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean.
Les activistes ont été aperçu dans un coin lointain de la jungle brésilienne.
The activists were last seen in a remote, forested corner of Brazil.
Il disparut dans un coin sombre à l'arrière du magasin.
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.
Je pensais le tenir dans un coin, mais il fit alors un mouvement inattendu et renversa complètement la situation en ma défaveur.
I thought I had him in a corner, but then he pulled an unexpected move and completely turned the tables on me.
Il n'y a qu'un coin de l'univers que vous pouvez être certain de pouvoir améliorer, et c'est vous-même.
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Elle essaya de soulever la caisse mais trouva impossible de le faire.
She tried to lift the box, but found it impossible to do.
Tu sais que le voile de la nuit recouvre mon visage, sans quoi une rougeur virginale empourprerait ma joue.
Thou know’st the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.
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