Sentence examples of "amusing" in English

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The children were amusing themselves with dolls. Les enfants s'amusaient avec des poupées.
He knows many amusing magic tricks. Il connait beaucoup de trucs amusants.
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears. De la même façon, un Russe pourrait ne rien voir d'amusant dans une blague qui fait rire aux larmes un Anglais.
Ambiguous phrases often lead to amusing interpretations. Les phrases ambigües donnent souvent lieu à d'amusantes interprétations.
She read an amusing story to the children. Elle a lu une histoire amusante aux enfants.
I told an amusing story to the children. Je racontai une histoire amusante aux enfants.
Small things amuse small minds. Les petites choses amusent les petits esprits.
He amused himself by drawing figures. Il se divertit en traçant des silhouettes.
His story amused us very much. Son histoire nous amusa beaucoup.
He amused the children by showing them some magic. Il divertissait les enfants en leur montrant de la magie.
He amused us with funny stories. Il nous amuse avec ses drôles d'histoires.
I had to amuse ourselves with toys. Je dus nous amuser avec des jouets.
He amused us with a funny story. Il nous amuse avec ses drôles d'histoires.
He amuses us with his funny stories. Il nous amuse avec ses drôles d'histoires.
He amused himself by reading a detective story. Il s'est amusé à lire une histoire policière.
I found her very amusing. C'est une personne très intéressante.
This book is not less amusing than that one. Ce livre n'est pas moins drôle que celui-ci.
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