Sentence examples of "hold out against" in English
The food supplies will not hold out till then.
Les provisions de nourriture ne tiendront pas jusque là.
Before TV cameras, they emptied bottles of Bordeaux wine into the gutter - crying out slogans against the France that had rejected the war in Iraq.
Ils vidèrent des bouteilles de vin de Bordeaux dans le caniveau devant les caméras de télévision, en criant des slogans contre la France qui refusait la guerre en Iraq.
She spoke out strongly against cruelty to animals.
Elle a parlé avec force contre la cruauté envers les animaux.
She was worn out, and leaned against the apple tree.
Elle était fatiguée, et s'est appuyée sur un pommier.
We were born out of revolution against an empire.
Nous sommes nés d'une révolution contre un empire.
The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it.
Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.
No one can force you to do anything against your will.
Personne ne peut te forcer à faire quelque chose contre ta volonté.
We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing.
Il faut mettre un terme à l'étalement urbain et lutter contre la ségrégation spatiale tout en garantissant le droit au logement.
By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop.
Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.
During the final against Italy, Zidane received a red card for head-butting Materazzi.
En finale contre l'Italie, Zidane a été expulsé par un carton rouge après un coup de tête contre Materazzi.
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