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read between the lines

read between the lines (rid bitouine ze linz)

Idiom Understanding

Signification

to understand the hidden meaning behind something

comprendre le sens caché derrière quelque chose (komprandr le sans kache derrier kelk shoz)

Phrases d'exemple

"She said everything was fine, but if you read between the lines, you could tell she was upset."

"Elle a dit que tout allait bien, mais si tu lis entre les lignes, tu pouvais voir qu’elle était contrariée." (el a di ke tu ale bien me si tu li antr le lin tu puve vwar kel etait kontrarie)

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