Since his promotion, some colleagues keep their distance from him.
Depuis sa promotion, certains collègues se tiennent à l'écart de lui.
Just one missed call from him is enough to make me smile.
Un seul appel en absence de lui suffit pour me faire sourire.
He blamed the computer for his mistake, what a surprise from him.
Il a accusé l'ordinateur pour son erreur, sans blague de sa part.
He volunteered to stay late and help, what a surprise from him.
Il a proposé de rester tard pour aider, quelle surprise de sa part.
The boss turned down the pay raise-what a shock coming from him.
Le patron a refusé la hausse de salaire, quelle surprise venant de lui.
Ruling over such a vast empire demanded endless energy and patience from him.
Régner sur un empire immense exigeait de lui une énergie et une patience infinies.
He left yesterday morning, and since then not a dickybird from him.
Il est parti hier matin, et depuis, pas un mot de sa part.
His actions were in line with what we expected from him.
Ses actions étaient dans la lignée de ce que nous attendions de lui.
Every unfeeling glance from him reinforced her isolation in the room.
Chaque regard insensible de sa part renforçait son isolement dans la pièce.
His nauseating habit of bragging drove people away from him quickly.
Son habitude répugnante de se vanter a rapidement éloigné les gens de lui.
Scarcely a week goes by without receiving a letter from him.
Il ne se passe guère une semaine sans recevoir une lettre de lui.
She waited hopelessly for a message from him after last night's vicious argument.
Elle attendait sans espoir un message de lui après leur dispute violente d'hier soir.
When he starts acting superior, his friends prefer to distance themselves from him.
Quand il se met à être suffisant, ses amis préfèrent s'éloigner de lui.