Sentence examples of "soutenait" in French
Translations:
all38
support20
stand by4
argue3
maintain2
sustain2
back up2
reason1
back1
defend1
prop up1
encourage1
Déniant qu'elle était une anarchiste, Katja soutenait qu'elle souhaitait seulement faire des changements dans notre gouvernement, pas le détruire.
Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Rawandi, dès le neuvième siècle, soutenait que la raison est le guide exclusif de l'homme vers la vérité, une quête dans laquelle la révélation n'est d'aucun soutien.
Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Rawandi, already in the ninth century, held that reason is man's exclusive guide to truth, a quest in which revelation is of no help.
Aristote soutenait que les femmes ont moins de dents que les hommes ; bien qu'il fût marié par deux fois, il ne lui vint jamais à l'esprit de vérifier son affirmation en examinant les bouches de ses épouses.
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
Ils soutiennent que la distribution de la richesse devrait être équitable.
They argue that the distribution of wealth should be equitable.
De lourds piliers sont nécessaires pour soutenir le pont.
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
On devrait le soutenir pour que le projet soit une réussite.
We should back him up so as to make the project a success.
En tant qu'officier public, vous avez prêté serment de soutenir et défendre la constitution.
As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.
Il soutient que l'administration doit proposer d'autres sources de revenus.
He argues that the administration must look for alternative sources of revenue.
Particulièrement au cours des vingt dernières années, le lien supposé entre des politiques de protection sociale avancées et l'échec économique dans les pays de l'Europe du Nord, semble mettre en évidence la difficulté à soutenir à la fois une complète protection sociale et une compétitivité internationale.
Especially over the last 20 years, the purported link between progressive welfare policies and economic failure in the Northern European countries seems to point to the difficulty of sustaining both full social welfare and international competitivity.
Nous avons promis de le soutenir en cas de problèmes.
We promised to stand by him in case of trouble.
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