to wear a veil
- Examples
Schoolgirls have been murdered for refusing to wear a veil. | Des étudiantes ont été massacrées pour avoir refusé de porter le voile. |
I've decided not to wear a veil. | J'ai décidé de ne pas porter de voile. |
But I'd have to wear a veil for life. | Mais il faudrait que je porte le voile. |
You have to wear a veil. It is the law of the land. | Il faut un voile. C'est la loi, ici. |
I told you I don't want to wear a veil. | Je refuse de porter le voile. |
Yes, but you'll have to wear a veil. | - Et tu porteras un voile. |
To go out, they are obliged to wear a veil which is like prison bars; their clothes are only shackles. | Pour sortir, elles sont obligées de porter un voile qui ressemble aux barreaux d'une prison, leur vêtement n'est qu'un carcan. |
By the same token, for a man to wear a veil or to somehow have his head covered during worship was not culturally acceptable in Corinth. | Il était également culturellement inacceptable à Corinthe pour un homme de porter un voile ou d'avoir la tête couverte pendant un service religieux. |
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