detective novel

It's a detective novel.
Une histoire de détective.
The whole story did sound like a detective novel.
Cette histoire sonnait comme un roman policier.
It doesn't seem very modest to use Ibsen in a detective novel.
Ça manque de modestie de citer Ibsen dans un roman policer.
It's not just a detective novel.
Ce n'est pas juste un roman policier.
I've brought you a new detective novel.
Tiens, je t'ai apporté un nouveau roman policier.
He's writing a detective novel
Il écrit un roman policier.
Tell him I'm a ticket puncher and I wrote a detective novel.
- Vous avez rendez-vous ? - Non, mais dites-lui qu'un poinçonneur a écrit un roman policier... .qui se passe dans le métro, avec un hold-up formidable.
Rest, read a good detective novel, go to the movies or at the hairdresser's, in any case prefer quiet activities where you are not exposed to the critical gaze of a superior in a bad mood.
Reposez-vous, lisez un bon roman policier, allez au cinéma ou chez le coiffeur, en tout cas privilégiez les activités calmes où vous n'êtes pas exposé au regard critique d'un supérieur hiérarchique de mauvaise humeur.
What's the novel you're reading about? - It's a detective novel.
De quoi parle le roman que tu lis ? – C'est un roman policier.
In recent years the author has abandoned the historical novel and has devoted himself entirely to the detective novel.
Ces dernières années, l'auteur a délaissé le roman historique et s'est entièrement consacré au roman policier.
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