Usage examples of "jeter coup d'œil" in French with translation to English

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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.
Me permettez-vous de jeter un coup d'oeil à votre journal ? Can I have a look at your newspaper?
Puis-je y jeter un coup d'œil ? Might I have a look at this?
Je vais aller jeter un coup d'oeil à la maison. I will go and take a look at the house.
Cela vaut-il le coup d'aller à l'université ? Is college worth it?
Combien de bois une marmotte vomirait-elle si une marmotte pouvait jeter du bois ? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Tom ne fit que jeter un coup d’œil aux gros titres. Tom only glanced at the headlines.
Demain je vais jeter un melon d'eau du toit d'un immeuble de cinq étages, juste pour le plaisir. Tomorrow I'm going to throw a watermelon off the roof of a five-story building just for the hell of it.
Il m'a collé un coup de pied dans les roubignoles. He kicked me in the balls.
Que tu viennes et dises maintenant cette sorte de chose équivaudrait à jeter de l'huile sur le feu. For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.
Tu viens de me faire manquer le coup parfait quand tu as crié. You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
Tu ne dois pas jeter un sort sur quelqu'un à l'intérieur de l'école. You must not cast a spell upon someone inside the school.
Tout à coup, il m'a demandée en mariage. All of a sudden, he proposed to me.
Combien de bois une marmotte jetterait-elle si une marmotte pouvait jeter du bois ? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
La voiture accéléra d'un coup et dépassa le camion. The car put on a burst of speed and passed the truck.
Elle est passée sans même me jeter un regard. She passed by without glancing at me.
Je pense que ça vaut le coup de demander. I think it's worth asking.
Je lui ai dit de ne pas jeter de pierres. I told him not to throw stones.
Si tu passes trop de temps au soleil sans mettre de crème solaire, il est probable que tu attrapes un coup de soleil. If you spend too much time in the sun without putting on sunscreen, you are likely to get a sunburn.
Puis-je jeter un œil au magazine ? Can I have a look at the magazine?
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