Sentence examples of "call bluff" in English
She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat.
Elle était tentée de le prendre au mot, croyant à peine qu'il mettrait sa menace à exécution.
Drastic times call for drastic measures.
Les temps exceptionnels appellent des mesures exceptionnelles.
No sooner had I hung up the phone than there came another call.
À peine avais-je raccroché le téléphone qu'il re-sonna.
Only a male intellect clouded by the sexual drive could call the stunted, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped and short-legged sex the fair sex.
Seul un intellectuel masculin embrumé par le désir sexuel a pu nommer le beau sexe le modèle réduit, aux épaules étroites, aux hanches larges et aux jambes courtes.
We call our teacher "Doraemon" because he's fat.
Nous appelons notre professeur «Doraemon» parce qu'il est gras.
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