Sentence examples of "tenait" in French with translation "want"

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Il veut exactement la même montre que la tienne. He wants a watch just like yours.
Je tiens à attirer votre attention sur les résultats du dernier trimestre qui sont très encourageants. I want to draw your attention toward last quarter's results which are very encouraging.
Les gens qui veulent partager leurs croyances religieuses avec toi ne veulent presque jamais que tu partages les tiennes avec eux. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
Je veux me tenir aussi près du bord que je le peux sans aller au-delà. Du bord, on voit toutes les sortes de choses qu'on ne peut voir depuis le centre. I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.
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