Rouler les yeux This French expression: "Rouler les yeux" is like when we say in English "to roll the eyes" (in disapproval)? Because in my book the translate it to play with the eyeballs, which I fin

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Rouler les yeux This French expression: "Rouler les yeux" is like when we say in English "to roll the eyes" (in disapproval)? Because in my book the translate it to play with the eyeballs, which I find quite wrong, funny and impossible at the same time. :)

21 dec. 2018 14:12

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lever les yeux aux ciel linguee.fr https://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&query=lever+les+yeux+au+ciel

21 december 2018

Indeed, as said previously, we would rather say "Lever les yeux au ciel" to express our disapproval or lack of patience etc... I have never heard of the expression "rouler des yeux" which indeed sounds weird and funny at the same time :)

22 december 2018

Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?

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