friser

Dans mes nouvelles précédentes, la distance était plus grande parce que le fantastique était réellement fantastique et parfois frisait le surnaturel.
In my older stories, the distance was greater because the fantastic really was fantastic, and sometimes it touched on the supernatural.
Dans le cas de l’Equateur, a-t-il ajouté, la politique pétrolière frisait la trahison à la patrie. Pourquoi le faites-vous, ai-je demandé ?
In the case of Ecuador Ėhe addedĖ oil policies verged on treason against the country.† Why do they do it?
Comment s'opposer à la création d'une agence alimentaire européenne face à l'inquiétude croissante des consommateurs, inquiétude exacerbée par un traitement médiatique qui frisait le sensationnel ?
How can we oppose the creation of a European food agency in the face of the growing concern on the part of consumers, a concern which is exacerbated by the sensation-seeking attitude of the media?
Mais il faut considérer qu’il était à son tour conditionné par son opinion publique qui ne voyait pas toujours certains changements d’un bon œil ; bien au contraire, nombreux étaient ceux pour lesquels toute concession au front opposé frisait la subversion.
Bear in mind, however, that he was in turn conditioned by a public avowal that frowned on certain changes, and indeed many felt that conceding anything to the opposite side was subversive.
Dario caressait le chat et lui frisait le pelage.
Dario petted the cat and frizzed its fur.
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