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

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He looked back at us many times and walked away. Il s'est retourné plusieurs fois pour nous regarder et il s'est éloigné.

I think everyone looks back on their childhood with some regret. Je pense que chacun se retourne vers son enfance avec un certain regret.

He looked back at me before he went on board the plane. Il s'est retourné sur moi avant d'embarquer dans l'avion.

The old man was always looking back on the good old days. Le vieil homme était toujours nostalgique de la vieille époque.

The old man spent most of his time looking back on his youth. Le vieil homme passait la plupart de son temps à se remémorer sa jeunesse.

He was lying on his back, looking at the sky. Allongé sur le dos il regardait le ciel.

When did you get back from London? Quand es-tu revenu de Londres ?

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

Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back. Hé, attendez une minute. J'espère que vous n'essayez pas de me dire que vous n'allez pas me rendre mon argent.

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

I can't figure out how to transfer MP3 files from my iPod back to my computer. Je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment re-transférer mes fichiers MP3 depuis mon iPod vers mon ordinateur.

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

He is still on his back. Il est toujours alité.

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

We'll be back on air shortly. Nous serons bientôt de retour sur les ondes.

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

Your session expired, please log yourself back in. Votre session a expiré, veuillez vous reconnecter.

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

I want you to take back what you said just now. Je veux que tu retires ce que tu viens de dire.

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.

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