Usage examples of "agir en gentleman" in French with translation to English

Il faut agir en homme de pensée et penser en homme d'action. One must act as a man of thought and think as a man of action.

Ça ne peut être qu'un gentleman pour agir ainsi. He must be a gentleman to act that way.

C'est un parfait gentleman. He is every inch a gentleman.

Il doit être fou pour agir ainsi. He must be crazy to act like that.

Il n'est pas ce qu'on appelle un gentleman. He is not what is called a gentleman.

Comment peut-il agir autrement ? How else can he act?

Il fait gentleman jusqu'au bout des ongles. He looks every inch a gentleman.

Maintenant que vous avez pris votre décision vous devez agir. Now that you have made your decision, you must act.

C'est loin d'être un gentleman. He is anything but a gentleman.

Vous pouvez agir comme il vous sied. You may act as you wish.

Il est bien habillé, mais il n'a rien d'un gentleman. He is well dressed, but he is anything but a gentleman.

Tu peux agir de la manière qui te chante. You may act as you wish.

Un gentleman ne ferait pas une chose pareille. A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.

Regarde-la agir avec affectation là-bas. Look at her putting on airs over there.

C'est une sorte de gentleman. He is a kind of gentleman.

Il nous faut agir vite. We have to act quick.

Tom est un gentleman confirmé. Tom is a confirmed bachelor.

Je pense qu'il est temps que j'arrête de l'autoriser à toujours agir à sa guise. I think it's time for me to stop allowing her to always have her own way.

Il est tout sauf un gentleman. He is anything but a gentleman.

C'est la jalousie qui l'a fait agir ainsi. Jealousy made him do that.

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