Similar context phrases
Translation examples
verb
Une seule chose au monde est pire que d'être spirituel, c'est de ne pas être spirituel.
There is only one thing in the world Worse than being witty, and that is not being witty.
Il faudra essayer d'être spirituel ce soir, Mr Blake.
So you must try to be witty tonight, Mr Blake.
Il essaya d'être spirituel et drôle. Elle ressemblait à une statue, pendant un court moment. Un buste d'Aphrodite.
He tried to be witty, to make her laugh, and for a moment she resembled a statue, a bust of an Aphrodite that he could only remember its gentle eyes but not where the status itself had been.
How many English words do you know?
Test your English vocabulary size, and measure how many words you know.
Online Test