Sentence examples of "dans" in French with translation "under"

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Il se tenait dans l'encadrement de la porte. He stood under the door frame.
Dans ces conditions, je ne peux pas accepter la demande. Under the circumstances I cannot allow the request.
J'aimerais que nous ayons pu nous rencontrer dans de meilleures circonstances. I wish we could have met under better circumstances.
Je pense avoir fait preuve d'une retenue considérable dans les circonstances. I think I've showed considerable constraint under the circumstances.
Elle désirait une vie plus détendue, mais dans ces circonstances, c'était impossible. She wished for a more relaxing life, but that was impossible under the circumstances.
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