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His shifty eyes fell on me, rolled away.(Ses yeux croisèrent les miens et se détournèrent aussitôt.)Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
So saying Rougon fixed his glance on the Emperor, whose shifty eyes at last settled on a paper-knife which was lying on the table in front of him.Et il regardait en face l'empereur, dont les yeux vacillants finirent par se poser sur un couteau à papier, placé devant lui.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
She spoke of cowardice, evasion, an easy life paid for by shifty compromises.Elle parla de lâcheté, d'esquive, de confort acheté par des compromis douteux.Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeLa terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2003 by Mercure de FranceThe Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2003 by Mercure de France
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shifty
adjective
Positive degree | shifty |
Comparative degree | shiftier |
Superlative degree | shiftiest |