Usage examples of "faire des ombres" in French with translation to English

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J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
J'ai surpris mon fils en train de faire des farces téléphoniques à des numéros au hasard. I caught my son making prank calls to random phone numbers.
Jim semble connaître l'art de faire des filles des amies. Jim seems to know the art of making friends with girls.
Il est allé faire des emplettes. He went shopping.
Il ne faut pas avoir peur de faire des erreurs. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
Il le stimula à faire des révélations toujours plus salaces. He goaded him on to ever more salacious revelations.
Elle est allée faire des courses avec lui lundi dernier. She went shopping with him last Monday.
J'aime faire des promenades. I like taking walks.
Il alla faire des emplettes. He went shopping.
Il a peur de faire des erreurs. He is afraid of making mistakes.
Mère est allée faire des courses avec mon frère. Mother went shopping with my brother.
J'allais aller faire des courses demain, mais j'en ai vraiment rien à faire. I was gonna go shopping tomorrow, but I really can't be bothered.
N'hésitez pas à faire des suggestions. Please feel free to make suggestions.
Si tu apprends à faire des tours de cartes tu seras toujours l'attraction de la soirée. If you learn how to do card tricks you'll always be the life of the party.
Déniant qu'elle était une anarchiste, Katja soutenait qu'elle souhaitait seulement faire des changements dans notre gouvernement, pas le détruire. Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
Je voudrais apprendre comment faire des arrangements floraux. I'd like to learn how to arrange flowers.
Tout le monde peut faire des erreurs. Anybody can make a mistake.
Même un professeur peut faire des erreurs. Even a teacher can make mistakes.
Elle avait l'intention d'aller faire des courses. She intended to go shopping.
Il n'a pas assez de cervelle pour faire des additions de tête. He doesn't have enough brains to do sums in his head.
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