He prefers to pull the strings rather than take the spotlight directly.
They are known to pull the strings during negotiations without anyone noticing.
In relationships, it is unwise to pull the strings to control your partner's actions.
Dans les relations, il n'est pas sage de manipuler pour contrôler les actions de son partenaire.
All the people who pull the strings in this country are here.
You won't stop it by murdering those who pull the strings.
They pull the strings at the festival, making sure everything happens on schedule.
A puppet who only moves when I pull the strings.
I pull the strings here until it's time.
But it does look as though he wants to pull the strings.
Mais on dirait qu'il veut tirer les ficelles.
She likes to pull the strings from behind the scenes in the theater.
Elle aime tirer les ficelles dans les coulisses du théâtre.
Elected or not, the technocrats still pull the strings in the shadows.
Élus ou pas, les technocrates tirent les ficelles dans l'ombre.
The bureaucrats hide themselves all the better to pull the strings.
Les bureaucrates se cachent pour mieux pouvoir tirer les ficelles.
We've been taught to be afraid of the powerful who pull the strings.
Nous avons appris à avoir peur des puissants qui tirent les ficelles.