Usage examples of "derrière les apparences" in French with translation to English

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Ne vous laissez pas abuser par les apparences. Don't be deceived by appearances.
La lune se trouve derrière les nuages. The moon is behind the clouds.
J'étais confus de l'entendre ainsi parler de mort, alors que, selon toutes les apparences, elle semblait aussi bien portante qu'on ne l'ait jamais vue. I wondered to hear her talking of death, when, to all appearance, she seemed as well as we had ever seen her.
La lune est sortie de derrière les nuages. The moon came out from behind the clouds.
Le monde récompense plus souvent les apparences du mérite que le mérite même. The world often rewards the appearance of value more than value itself.
La lune est invisible derrière les nuages. The moon is invisible behind the clouds.
Si on en croit les apparences, elle doit être très riche. Judging from her appearance, she seems to be very rich.
Vous ne pouvez pas voir la forêt derrière les arbres. You can't see the forest behind the trees.
Ne jugez jamais sur les apparences. Never judge by appearance.
Mon chat aime que je le gratouille derrière les oreilles. My cat likes it when I scratch her behind the ears.
Les apparences sont souvent trompeuses. Appearances often are deceiving.
Ma chatte aime que je la gratouille derrière les oreilles. My cat likes it when I scratch her behind the ears.
Nous avons d'autres choses à faire que de nous préoccuper de maintenir les apparences. We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.
Si vous témoignez contre lui, nous pouvons le mettre derrière les barreaux pour de bon. If you testify against him we can put him behind bars for good.
Selon toutes les apparences, elle est en bonne santé. To all appearances, she is healthy.
Nous ne pouvons pas mettre un jeune garçon derrière les barreaux. We can't put a young boy in prison.
Luciano a peut-être la foule derrière lui, mais il a encore du lait qui lui coule derrière les oreilles. Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.
La police te mettra derrière les barreaux pour vingt ans. The police will put you behind bars for twenty years.
Il les a trouvés dans la tête des pigeons, derrière les yeux. He found them in the pigeon's heads, behind the eyes.
Ben est derrière eux, mais il devrait bientôt les rattraper. Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them.
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