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Terms for subject General (169621 entries)

il lui est apparu opportun de partir avant elle	he found it appropriate to leave before her
il lui est apparu opportun de partir avant elle	he found it advisable to leave before her
il lui est difficile de venir	it's difficult for him/her to come
il lui faisait des compliments en veux-tu en voilà	he was showering her with compliments
il lui faisait une cour assidue	he courted her assiduously
il lui fallait se tenir à quatre pour ne pas parler	he had to bite his lip to bite his tongue not to speak
il lui fallait se tenir à quatre pour ne pas rire	he had to bite his lip not to laugh
il lui faudra au moins deux heures pour venir, vu qu'il est à pied	he'll need at least two hours to get here, seeing that he's (coming) on foot
il lui faudra répondre de plusieurs tentatives de viol	he'll have to answer several charges of attempted rape
il lui faut de la distraction	he needs to have his mind taken off things
il lui fit signe d'aussi loin qu'il la vit	he signalled to her as soon as he saw her in the distance
il lui fit signe du plus loin qu'il l'aperçut	he signalled to her as soon as he saw her in the distance
il lui obéit au doigt et à l'œil	she rules him with a rod of iron
il lui plaît de croire que...	she likes to think that...
il lui vient des velléités de repeindre la cuisine	he sometimes gets the urge to redecorate the kitchen
il m'a accueilli le plus gracieusement du monde	he greeted me very amiably
il m'a annoncé la bouche en cœur qu'il ne venait plus	he gaily announced to me that he was no longer coming
il m'a appelé le lendemain, et le surlendemain	he called me the next day, and the day after
il m'a apporté des fleurs, c'était mignon comme tout	he brought me flowers, it was so sweet of him
il m'a associé à son projet	he included me in his project