Sentence examples of "detective stories" in English

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I read detective stories exclusively. Je ne lis que des histoires policières.
He reads detective stories on occasion. De temps en temps, il lit des romans policiers.
It's a special holiday for people who like detective stories. Ce sont des vacances spéciales pour les gens qui aiment les histoires policières.
He amused himself by reading a detective story. Il s'est amusé à lire une histoire policière.
I felt like reading the detective story. J'avais envie de lire le roman policier.
He is absorbed in reading a detective story. Il est absorbé dans la lecture d'un roman policier.
He would sit for hours reading detective stories. Il s'assiérait des heures à lire des histoires de détectives.
Detective stories are amusing. Les histoires de détectives sont amusantes.
The detective I hired called to tell me he has a promising lead. Le détective que j'ai employé m'a appelé pour me dire qu'il a une piste intéressante.
His stories entertained us for hours. Ses histoires nous ont diverti pendant des heures.
He occasionally reads detective novels. De temps en temps, il lit des romans policiers.
He had heard stories about an ancient god who had left his land centuries before by ship. Il avait entendu des histoires à propos d'un ancien dieu qui avait quitté son pays plusieurs siècles auparavant par bateau.
The detective took six months to get at the truth of that affair. Le détective mit six mois à tirer au clair cette affaire.
Of the two stories, the latter story is better. Des deux histoires, la seconde est meilleure.
The detective shadowed the suspect for four blocks. Le détective fila le suspect le long de quatre pâtés de maisons.
You don't like love stories. Tu n'aimes pas les histoires d'amour.
The detective held the wine glass up to the light checking for fingerprints. L'inspecteur tint le verre à vin dans la lumière pour vérifier les empreintes digitales.
The stories that circulated about the old graveyard were contradictory, but nevertheless made your heart freeze. Les histoires qui circulaient à propos du vieux cimetière étaient contradictoires, mais néanmoins elles vous glaçaient le sang.
He is absorbed in reading detective novels. Il est absorbé à lire des romans de détectives.
Nobody knows as many stories as the god of sleep. Personne ne connaît autant d'histoires que le dieu du sommeil.
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