Sentence examples of "se tenir droit" in French

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Un faon peut se tenir debout dès qu'il nait. A baby deer can stand as soon as it is born.
Il est difficile de se tenir au courant de ses sales tours. It's hard to keep up with his dirty deeds.
Il semble se tenir une fête dans cette maison. There appears to be a party in that house.
Chaque joueur est dans l'obligation de se tenir aux règles. Every player is under obligation to keep the rules.
Il sait comment se tenir en public. He knows how to behave in public.
Elle essaie de se tenir au courant des dernières tendances. She tries to keep abreast of the latest fashions.
Les hommes doivent se tenir loin de la cuisine. Men should keep out of the kitchen.
J'ai enjoint aux enfants de se tenir tranquilles, mais ils ont continué à faire du bruit. I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.
Un nain a beau se tenir sur une montagne, il n'en est pas plus grand pour cela. A dwarf may stand on a mountain, but it will not make him tall.
L'orateur devrait se tenir là où tout le monde peut le voir. The speaker should stand where everyone can see him.
Je vis la personne que j'attendais se tenir là. I saw the person I expected standing there.
Le bébé peut se tenir debout mais il ne peut marcher. The baby can stand but can't walk.
Il est difficile de vraiment se tenir à contre-courant. It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow.
Nous croyons qu'il est évident que les citoyens ont le droit d'avoir une bibliothèque publique. We consider it the citizens' legitimate right to have public libraries.
On doit tenir ses promesses. One must keep one's promises.
Il devrait avoir le droit de décider par lui-même. He should have the right to decide for himself.
Tu dois tenir compte du fait qu´il est trop jeune. You must take into account the fact that he is too young.
Elle a un droit sur la propriété de son défunt mari. She has a claim on her deceased husband's estate.
Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.
Nous avons tous grandi dans la croyance que chacun a droit a son opinion, cependant, certains croient désormais que toutes les opinions se valent. We all grew up believing that everyone is entitled to their opinion, however, some now believe that all opinions are equal.
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