Sentence examples of "être sur la défensive" in French
L'institution du mariage semble être sur le déclin.
The institution of marriage appears to be on the decline.
Pendant son temps libre, elle aime être sur Internet.
In her free time, she likes to be on the Internet.
Smith a passé des années à étudier l'effet du sommeil et du manque de sommeil sur la mémoire et l'apprentissage.
Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.
Les conducteurs devraient toujours être sur leur garde quant aux accidents.
Drivers should always be on their guard against accidents.
Les danseurs alignèrent leurs pas sur la musique de l'orchestre.
The dancers timed their steps to the music of the band.
Pendant son temps libre, il aime être sur Internet.
In his free time, he likes to be on the Internet.
Si tu lui demandes trop directement si elle a un copain, elle va être sur ses gardes et répondre : « Pourquoi tu poses la question ? ».
If you carelessly ask, "got a boyfriend?" she'll be put on her guard and say, "why do you ask?"
Elle a un droit sur la propriété de son défunt mari.
She has a claim on her deceased husband's estate.
Un homme libre pense à la mort moins qu'à toute chose; et sa sagesse est une méditation non sur la mort, mais sur la vie.
A free man thinks of death least of all things; and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life.
La sécheresse peut se ressentir sur la récolte cette année.
The drought may tell on the harvest this year.
La civilisation moderne est fondée sur la science et l'éducation.
Modern civilization is founded on science and education.
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