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| fermer les yeux |
| 1. v. (literally) to shut one's eyes |
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| 2. v. (indtr, sur, .figuratively) to turn a blind eye to |
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| 3. v. (figuratively) to pass away, to die |
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| French > French |
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| fermer les yeux |
| 1. v. Abaisser ses paupières. |
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| 2. v. (Figuré) Faire comme si l'on avait pas vu ; feindre l'ignorance. |
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| 3. v. (Figuré) (S'emploie principalement au futur) Mourir. |
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| Ainsi, prêt à fermer mes yeux à la lumière |
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| Nul espoir ne viendra consoler ma paupière: |
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| Mon ame aura passé sans guide et sans flambeau. |
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| De la nuit d'ici-bas dans la nuit du tombeau. |
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| Analysis |
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| fermer |
| 1. v. to shut |
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| 2. v. to close |
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| 3. v. to do up (of clothing) |
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| 4. v. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance) |
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| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the |
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| 2. art. plural of la: the |
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| 3. pron. plural of le: them |
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| 4. pron. plural of la: them |
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| yeux |
| 1. n. plural of œil, eyes |
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| Il a les yeux bleus. - He has blue eyes. |
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| Il a de beaux yeux bleus. - He has beautiful blue eyes. |
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| œil |
| 1. n-m. (anatomy) eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see |
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| 2. n-m. (plural œils) glyph, rendering of a single character |
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| 3. n-m. (plural œils) eye (of a needle) |
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