Usage examples of "aux yeux de la loi" in French with translation to English

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Ça coûte les yeux de la tête. It costs an arm and a leg.
Il est plus facile que le ciel et la terre passent, qu'il ne l'est qu'un seul trait de lettre de la loi vienne à tomber. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
La puissance de son physique saute aux yeux de tous ceux qui le regardent. The power of his physique is evident to all who look at him.
Le crime résulte parfois de l'ignorance de la loi. Crimes sometimes result from ignorance of the law.
Chaque effort qu'il fait ne compte pour rien aux yeux de son père. Every effort he makes falls short in the eyes of his father.
On dit que tout est plus grand au Texas, ça concerne aussi l'absurdité de l'application de la loi. They say everything's bigger in Texas, and that includes absurdity in law enforcement.
La nature et les livres appartiennent aux yeux de celui qui les regarde. Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.
Il sera poursuivi avec toute la sévérité de la loi. He will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Nous sommes égaux vis-à-vis de la loi. We are equal in the eyes of the law.
Tout en haïssant l'usage de la force, nous reconnaissons la nécessité de la loi et l'ordre. While we hate force, we recognize the need for law and order.
Elle est chinoise musulmane aux yeux bleus. She's a blue-eyed Chinese Muslim.
Le maire se couvrit les yeux de sa main. The mayor screened his eyes with his hand.
La loi est pleine d'ambiguïtés. The law is full of ambiguities.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Elle s'assit là silencieusement avec des larmes aux yeux. She sat there silently with tears in her eyes.
Le regard vide des yeux de poupées m'a toujours effrayé. The vacant stare of dolls' eyes has always creeped me out.
La loi fut édictée durant l'ère Meiji. The law was enacted in the Meiji era.
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières. I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
J'ai mal aux yeux. My eyes hurt.
Les yeux de cette fille sont bleus. That girl's eyes are blue.
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