He amused himself by reading a detective story.
- Il s'est amusé à lire une histoire policière.
I felt like reading the detective story.
- J'avais envie de lire le roman policier.
He was rather drunk, which made a bad impression on the policeman.
- Il était plutôt ivre, ce qui fit mauvaise impression au policier.
A policeman was watching it, with his arms crossed.
- Un policier regardait les bras croisés.