Usage examples of "être assis" in French with translation to English

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Préféreriez-vous être assis près de la fenêtre ? Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
Ne préférerais-tu pas être assis près de la fenêtre ? Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
Je voudrais être assis dans le compartiment non-fumeur s'il vous plaît. I would like to sit in the non-smoking section.
Il aime être juste assis là à jouer à des jeux vidéo. He likes to just sit around and play video games all day.
J'étais assis à fumer une pipe. I was sitting while smoking a pipe.
Le capitalisme d'état pourrait être démocratique ou autoritaire. State Capitalism could be democratic or authoritarian.
Il était assis avec les bras croisés. He was sitting with his arms folded.
Nul doute que tu dois être exténué après avoir travaillé toute la journée. You must be worn out after working all day.
Comme je me sentais un peu étourdi, je me suis assis un instant. Feeling a little dizzy, I sat down for a while.
Son histoire ne peut être vraie. His story cannot be true.
Meg et Ken se sont assis sur le banc. Meg and Ken sat on the bench.
Je ne voudrais pas être juge. I wouldn't want to be a judge.
Il était assis sur le sofa avec les bras croisés. He sat on the sofa with his arms folded.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Tu es assis entre Meg et moi. You are sitting between Meg and me.
Tu ne dois pas être vierge, n'est-ce pas ? You must not be a virgin, right?
Comme il était fatigué, il était assis les yeux fermés dans le canapé. Since he was tired, he was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed.
J'aimerais pouvoir être plus précis. I wish I could be more specific.
Merci de rester assis dans votre siège jusqu'à notre arrivée au terminus. Please stay seated until we reach the terminal.
Cela ne vous fera pas de mal de vous trouver ridicule. Résignez-vous à être l'idiot que vous êtes. It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are.
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