Sentence examples of "se tenir" in French
Elle essaie de se tenir au courant des dernières tendances.
She tries to keep abreast of the latest fashions.
Il est difficile de vraiment se tenir à contre-courant.
It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow.
Chaque joueur est dans l'obligation de se tenir aux règles.
Every player is under obligation to keep the rules.
Il est difficile de se tenir au courant de ses sales tours.
It's hard to keep up with his dirty deeds.
L'orateur devrait se tenir là où tout le monde peut le voir.
The speaker should stand where everyone can see him.
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.
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