Usage examples of "looking over" in English with translation to French

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The teacher is busy looking over the examination papers. Le professeur est occupé à passer en revue les copies d'examen.

Don't forget to spend a little time looking over your notes before the exam. N'oublie pas de passer un peu de temps à parcourir tes notes avant l'examen.

So why not just say "If you think you've done enough for Tatoeba to become a trusted_user, write a message to a trusted_user or moderator that speaks your languages and tell them. They will look over your work to check whether you've understood the system or not. If you have, you're in."? Alors pourquoi ne pas simplement dire "Si vous pensez avoir contribué suffisamment à Tatoeba pour en devenir un utilisateur de confiance, écrivez un message à un tel utilisateur ou un modérateur qui parle votre langue, et informez-l'en. Il passera en revue vos contributions afin de déterminer si vous avez bien compris le principe. Si c'est le cas, on vous garde." ?

He looked over my report. Il parcourut mon rapport.

You found me where no one else was looking. Tu m'as trouvée où personne ne cherchait.

I drank the milk that was left over from breakfast. J'ai bu le lait qui restait du petit déjeuner

No, thank you. I'm just looking around. Non merci, je ne fais que regarder.

Helen's forum experienced an irreconcilable schism over whether to use one or two oven mitts. Le forum d'Hélène a connu un schisme inconciliable sur l'utilisation d'un ou de deux gants de cuisine.

Looking out of the window, I saw a rainbow. En regardant par la fenêtre, je vis un arc-en-ciel.

It took Rei 20 days to get over her injury. Il a fallu 20 jours à Rei pour se remettre de sa blessure.

I am looking for a job, sir. Je recherche un emploi, Monsieur.

The vacation is over now. Les vacances sont finies maintenant.

You're looking very well. Tu as l'air très bien.

The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings. L'opéra n'est pas terminé avant que la grosse dame n'ait chanté.

I am looking forward to seeing you. Je suis impatient de vous rencontrer.

Thanks for coming over tonight. Merci d'être venu ce soir.

While looking at the flowers I thought suddenly that humans too had a good side. It's humans who discovered the beauty of flowers and it's also humans who can appreciate them. En regardant les fleurs j'ai pensé soudain que les êtres humains aussi avaient un bon côté. Ce sont eux qui ont découvert la beauté des fleurs et ce sont aussi les humains qui peuvent l'apprécier.

That's quite over the top. C'est assez exagéré.

I was looking at old pictures. Je regardais de vieilles photos.

Calm down. I'll come over as soon as possible. Calmez-vous. Je passe dès que possible.

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