Sentence examples of "stands" in English with translation "mettre"

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Don't stand in my way. Ne te mets pas dans mon chemin.
Could you go stand over there, Sir? Pouvez-vous vous mettre là (Monsieur) ?
He stood aside for her to enter. Il se mit sur le côté pour qu'elle entre.
You have only to stand in front of the door. It will open by itself. Tu n'as qu'à te mettre devant la porte. Elle s'ouvrira toute seule.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot. À une époque où l'on faisait taire les voix des femmes et où l'on congédiait leurs espoirs, elle a survécu pour les voir se mettre debout et se prononcer et tendre la main pour prendre un scrutin.
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