Right before he delivered the speech, he had to consciously clench his nerves.
Juste avant de prononcer le discours, il devait consciemment serrer son courage.
He chose to clench his fists instead of shouting in anger.
Il a choisi de serrer les poings au lieu de crier de colère.
She has to clench her fists to stop herself from answering that hurtful remark.
Elle doit crisper les poings pour ne pas répondre à cette remarque blessante.
They see the boss clench his fists, a sign that he's really angry.
Ils voient le patron crisper les poings, signe qu'il est vraiment en colère.
He might have been smiling, but I saw him clench his fists under the table.
Il avait beau sourire, je l'ai vu crisper les poings sous la table.
You can't clench your fists every time someone criticizes you.
Tu ne peux pas crisper les poings à chaque fois qu'on te fait une critique.
Whenever you're nervous and depressed, you clench your fist.
Chaque fois que tu es nerveux ou déprimé, tu serres le poing.
Despite the tension, she tried not to clench her fists.
Malgré la tension, elle a essayé de ne pas serrer les poings.
In a moment of fear, he had to clench his hands to avoid shaking.
Dans un moment de peur, il a dû serrer ses mains pour éviter de trembler.
Clench your fist, so he knows you mean it.
Serre le point, qu'il sache que tu le penses.
Every time he spoke about the accident, he would clench his hands into tight balls.
Chaque fois qu'il parlait de l'accident, il serrait ses mains en boule.
He would clench his teeth when he concentrated on solving difficult problems.
Il serrait les dents en se concentrant pour résoudre des problèmes difficiles.
I could see him clench his teeth while listening to the harsh criticism.
Je pouvais le voir serrer les dents en écoutant les critiques acerbes.