Sentence examples of "contraignirent" in French

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Ils le contraignirent à dire la vérité. They forced him to tell the truth.
Il la contraignit à s'asseoir. He forced her to sit down.
Je suis contraint de le faire. I am compelled to do it.
J'ai été contraint de mentir. I was constrained to tell a lie.
Elle le contraignit à s'asseoir. She forced him to sit down.
Je suis contraint à le faire. I am compelled to do it.
Il a été contraint au chômage. He was forced into unemployment.
Ils furent contraints de remettre leur départ. They were compelled to postpone their departure.
Je fus contraint de prendre des médicaments. I was forced to take medicine.
Nous avons été contraints de différer notre départ. We were compelled to put off our departure.
Elle l'a contraint à s'asseoir. She forced him to sit down.
Les noirs étaient contraints de travailler dans les champs de coton. Black people were compelled to work in cotton fields.
La garnison fut contrainte de se rendre. The garrison was forced to surrender.
Son échec dans les affaires l'a contraint à vendre sa maison. His failure in business compelled him to sell his house.
Elle l'épousa seulement parce que ses parents la contraignirent. She married him only because her parents made her.
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