Sentence examples of "s'empêcher" in French
Il y a beaucoup de gens qui ne lisent que pour s'empêcher de penser.
There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.
Elle a eu du mal à s'empêcher de rire quand elle a vu la robe.
She could hardly keep from laughing when she saw the dress.
Bien que Trang continue à dire qu'elle l'aimait, Spenser ne pouvait pas s'empêcher d'avoir peur qu'elle cesse de s'occuper de lui.
Even though Trang continued to say that she loved him, Spenser couldn't do anything but fear that she would stop caring for him.
Il semblerait que les Chinois ne peuvent s'empêcher de parler anglais avec moi, quand bien même ils savent que je parle chinois et que je ne suis pas Anglais.
It would seem that the Chinese can't restrain themselves from speaking English with me, even though they know that I speak Chinese and that I'm not English.
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