stroke thoughtfully

caresser pensivement

Fréquence: 5.04.1 par million de mots

to move one's hand with gentle pressure over a surface (like a beard or chin) while thinking

passer la main avec une légère pression sur une surface (comme une barbe ou un menton) en réfléchissant

thoughtfullyVERB + thoughtfully

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Exemples (10)

stroke thoughtfully = caresser pensivement (passer la main avec une légère pression sur une surface (comme une barbe ou un menton) en réfléchissant)

  • Listening to the complex explanation, he began to stroke his chin thoughtfully.Écoutant l'explication complexe, il commença à se caresser le menton pensivement.
  • The CEO stroked his beard thoughtfully before announcing the company's new strategy.Le PDG caressa sa barbe pensivement avant d'annoncer la nouvelle stratégie de l'entreprise.
  • She often strokes her temple thoughtfully when deep in concentration.Elle se caresse souvent la tempe pensivement lorsqu'elle est profondément concentrée.
  • He was seen to stroke his jaw thoughtfully as he reviewed the budget report.On l'a vu se caresser la mâchoire pensivement alors qu'il examinait le rapport budgétaire.
  • "Hmm," he murmured, stroking his chin thoughtfully as he considered the dilemma.« Hmm », murmura-t-il, se caressant le menton pensivement alors qu'il considérait le dilemme.
  • The philosopher would stroke his long beard thoughtfully during his lectures.Le philosophe se caressait sa longue barbe pensivement pendant ses conférences.
  • Before giving his final answer, the judge stroked his chin thoughtfully for a long moment.Avant de donner sa réponse finale, le juge se caressa le menton pensivement pendant un long moment.
  • You could see him stroke his chin thoughtfully as he processed the new information.On pouvait le voir se caresser le menton pensivement alors qu'il traitait la nouvelle information.
  • He had been stroking his beard thoughtfully for several minutes, lost in thought.Il se caressait la barbe pensivement depuis plusieurs minutes, perdu dans ses pensées.
  • To observers, he seemed to stroke his chin thoughtfully, but his mind was already made up.Pour les observateurs, il semblait se caresser le menton pensivement, mais sa décision était déjà prise.