They balked at allowing the ICC to try aggressors.
Elles rechignaient à autoriser la CPI à juger les agresseurs.
She balked and ran and had an accident.
Elle a rechigné, elle s'est enfuie et elle a eu un accident.
When he balked, she took the new job, and Thavi left with her.
Quand il a refusé, elle a accepté le nouveau poste et Thavi est parti avec elle.
One father, who had initially balked at his daughter coming out in such a choir, now writes songs for them.
Un père qui avait initialement rechigné à ce que sa fille s'affiche dans une telle chorale, écrit maintenant des chansons pour elles.
Four years ago and six years ago we came to the brink of a settlement in this case before the City Council balked at building even a single unit of low-income housing.
Yonkers s'est déjà engagée. Il y a 4 et 6 ans, nous étions sur le point de signer un accord, mais le conseil a refusé de construire le moindre logement.
The horse balked at the first hurdle.
Le cheval s'est cabré devant le premier obstacle.
The customer balked at the price and put the hat back.
Le client a rechigné devant le prix et a remis le chapeau à sa place.
The reporters couldn't stop talking about the moment when the politician balked the pointed question.
Les journalistes n'arrêtaient pas de parler du moment où le politicien a esquivé la question incisive.
The children balked at dismantling their sculpture, so the teachers found a permanent spot to display it.
Les enfants ont refusé de démonter leur sculpture, alors les enseignants ont trouvé un endroit permanent pour l'exposer.
The woman balked at the suggestion that she sell such an old car instead of repairing it.
La femme s'est opposée à la suggestion de vendre la vieille voiture au lieu de la réparer.
At every turn, the thief was balked in his attempts to rob the bank and was finally arrested.
À chaque étape, le voleur a été empêché dans ses tentatives de cambrioler la banque et a finalement été arrêté.
That's the third sale you've balked.
- C'est la troisième vente ratée.
Azeris balked when it was revealed the country was paying most of the costs for all visiting delegations.
Les Azéris ont réagi lorsque la révélation selon laquelle le pays payait la plupart des frais pour les délégations étrangères est sortie au grand jour.
Christy balked at my suggestions and finished the project on her own.
Christy a refusé d'accepter mes suggestions et a terminé le projet seule.
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