rictus

Sa bouche est bien trop large, figée dans un rictus de douleur et d’excitation.
Its mouth is far too wide, frozen in a rictus of pain and arousal.
Une fois qu'il eut recouvré ses esprits, un rictus sadique illumina son visage.
Once he came back to his senses, a sadistic smile brightened his face.
Pas un rictus, un sourire.
Not a smirk, a smile.
Pourquoi ce rictus ?
Now, why mimic that stuff?
- Vous souriez. Pas un rictus, un sourire.
Not a smirk, a smile.
Quel rictus ? Le genre bouche tordue.
Yes, I think you know that, or at least part of you does.
La paire de cornes tatouée des deux côtés de son front se rida lorsque son visage se changea en un rictus d'excitation, presque de joie, à la vue d'une nouvelle proie.
The twin horns tattooed on either side of the forehead wrinkled as his face shifted into a rictus of excitement, almost glee, at seeing new prey.
Il y avait une ombre de tristesse dans les paroles de Jordi, et un rictus d’amertume sur son visage.
There was a shade of sadness in Jordi's words, and a bitter smile on his face.
Le visage du vendeur semblait figé dans un rictus de fausse bonne volonté, inspirant la crainte plutôt que l’apaisement.
The store clerk's face seemed to be frozen into a rictus of false goodwill, inspiring dread rather than ease.
La victime avait le rictus glacé de la mort sur le visage.
The victim had the frozen rictus of death on her face.
Voici M. Rictus.
This is Mr Grin.
Il a eu un rictus de chacal.
He grinned at me like a jackal.
La vampire afficha un rictus narquois et dressa une main aux ongles pointus, prête à frapper.
The conquistador smirked and held up a sharp-nailed hand, ready to strike.
À ces mots, Liliana a l'élégance de s’esclaffer, mais les autres n’affichent que des rictus gênés.
Liliana laughs at that, but the others grimace awkwardly.
Elle regarde par la fenêtre avec un rictus :
She doesn't even look at me.
[rictus] Tu veux boire quelque chose ?
You want something to drink?
Voir un visage si semblable à celui de son père armé du rictus de Végéta provoqua une rage inattendue chez Gohan qui bondit d'un coup sur Vegetto.
To see a face so similar to his father's, yet with Vegeta's smirk unexpectedly enraged Gohan who threw himself on Vegetto all of a sudded.
Ses lèvres se tordirent en un rictus méprisant, puis il déploya de nouveau ses ailes pour s’élancer dans le ciel, décrivant nonchalamment quelques cercles au-dessus du fleuve et de la foule avant de se poster en vol stationnaire devant le Portail.
Its lips curled into a sneer, then it spread its wings and launched itself back into the sky, circling casually above the river and crowd before hovering just in front of the Gate.
Le rictus méprisant sur le visage du juge disparut lorsqu'il entendit la candidate chanter.
The sneer on the judge's face disappeared when he heard the contestant's singing.
Donc, c'est juste que ... - [Rictus]
So, it's just that...
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