How is the phrase fermer les yeux sur quelque chose translated from French to English

English translation
to turn a blind eye to something
phrase

Faire semblant de ne pas voir quelque chose d'anormal.

To pretend not to notice something wrong.

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  • Les responsables ont fermé les yeux là-dessus. — Managers turned a blind eye to it.

  • Le responsable a fait mine de ne rien voir des erreurs. — The manager turned a blind eye to the mistakes.

  • Je ne peux plus fermer les yeux là-dessus. — I can't turn a blind eye to this any longer.

  • Pourquoi font-ils toujours mine de ne rien voir des problèmes ? — Why do they always turn a blind eye to the problems?

  • Il est facile de fermer les yeux sur les défauts d'un ami. — It is easy to turn a blind eye to a friend's faults.

  • Ne fais pas mine de ne rien voir des difficultés que nous rencontrons. — Please don't turn a blind eye to the issues we face.

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