La balle a effleuré mon épaule.
The bullet grazed my shoulder.
Il a effleuré ma main avec cet étui et ça m'a presque glacé.
He touched my hand with that case and the thing nearly froze me.
Mais je voudrais encore aborder un sujet, que M. Poettering a effleuré, mais sur lequel il n'a pas réellement insisté.
I should like, however, to take up one thing that Mr Poettering touched upon but did not really emphasise.
La balle a effleuré le bras de Jerónimo, lui causant une petite éraflure.
The bullet scraped Jerónimo's arm, causing him a small graze.
Son tir au but a effleuré la barre transversale.
His shot at goal shaved the crossbar.
La balle lui a effleuré l'oreille et il s'est mis à saigner.
The bullet grazed his ear and he started bleeding.
La balle a effleuré le pilier de pierre devant la bijouterie.
The bullet grazed the stone pillar in front of the jewelry store.
L'artiste a effleuré la toile du pinceau avec la plus douce des caresses.
The artist gave the canvas the softest of kisses with the brush.
Il a effleuré la surface de l'eau.
She came in and swooped down over the water's surface.
Elle a effleuré l'arrière de ma tête avec sa main, comme à son habitude.
She just brushed the back of my head with her hand, like she used to.
La balle a effleuré mon épaule.
I have a slight scratch on my shoulder.
Ça vous a effleuré ?
Has that ever occurred to you?
Une balle a effleuré ma tête et touché sous l'oreille droite M. Chongwe qui était assis à l'avant.
A bullet grazed my head and struck Dr Chongwe who was sitting in the front seat, below the right ear.
Je me demande si l'idée a effleuré l'esprit de la Commission que le Parlement pourrait prendre des mesures indirectement liées à cette question et menacer probablement de les bloquer afin de résoudre le problème.
I wonder if the possibility has occurred to the Commission that we as a parliament might look at measures which are not directly related to this issue and possibly threaten to hold them up in order to get our way on this subject.
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