leva les yeux au ciel

rolled their eyes

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rolled their eyes Literally, “raised their eyes to the sky”; it can also describe looking upward, for example while praying.
FR: Elle leva les yeux au ciel en entendant cette excuse.
EN: She rolled her eyes when she heard that excuse.

Yu leva les yeux au ciel.

Yu rolled her eyes.

Maurice leva les yeux au ciel.

Maurice rolled his eyes.

Christy leva les yeux au ciel et soupira.

Christy rolled her eyes and sighed.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

La pauvre jeune fille leva les yeux au ciel.

The poor girl rolled her eyes.

Sami leva les yeux au ciel et pria.

Sami looked up to the sky and prayed.