Usage examples of "fermer les yeux" in French with translation to English

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Pourrais-tu fermer les yeux là-dessus pour cette fois ? Could you please overlook it this time?
Bien qu'elle fût en colère et blessée, elle décida de fermer les yeux sur les infidélités de son mari. Though she was angry and hurt, she decided to turn a blind eye to her husband's philandering.
Pourriez-vous fermer les yeux là-dessus pour cette fois ? Could you please overlook it this time?
J'oubliai de fermer les volets avant que la tempête ne frappe. I forgot to shutter the windows before the storm hit.
Elle a les yeux bleus. She has blue eyes.
Nous dûmes fermer les fenêtres afin que les moustiques n'entrent pas. We had to close the windows so that the mosquitoes wouldn't come in.
Les yeux me font mal. My eyes are sore.
Ne vous est-il pas venu à l'esprit de fermer les fenêtres ? Didn't it occur to you to shut the windows?
Le maire se couvrit les yeux de sa main. The mayor screened his eyes with his hand.
On dirait qu'il pleut. Nous ferions mieux de fermer les fenêtres. It looks like rain. We had better shut the windows.
Je t'ai vue faire les yeux doux à M. Nagashima. I saw you making eyes at Mr Nagashima.
Il a essayé en vain de m'ouvrir les yeux. He tried in vain to pull the wool over my eyes.
Lorsqu'elle ouvrit les yeux, je fus la première personne qu'elle vit. When she opened her eyes I was the first person she saw.
J'ai fermé les yeux pour me calmer. I closed my eyes to calm down.
Il leva les yeux vers le ciel. He looked up at the sky.
Ouvrez les yeux. Open your eyes.
Peux-tu marcher les yeux fermés. Can you walk with your eyes closed?
Comme il était fatigué, il était assis les yeux fermés dans le canapé. Since he was tired, he was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed.
Fermez les yeux. Close your eyes.
Fermez les yeux, s'il vous plaît. Close your eyes, please.
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