Usage examples of "s'empêcher" in French with translation to English

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Il ne put s'empêcher d'en rire. He couldn't help laughing at it.
Il ne pouvait s'empêcher d'en rire. He couldn't help laughing at it.
Ils ne purent s'empêcher d'être touchés. They could not help being touched.
La princesse ne pouvait s'empêcher de rire de lui. The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de rire de ses blagues. He could not help laughing at her jokes.
Son histoire était si drôle que personne ne pouvait s'empêcher de rire. His story was so funny that everyone could not help laughing.
Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce. He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.
Les arts martiaux ont des limites. Il n'y a qu'à voir Bruce Lee qui était le plus fort et qui n'a pas pu s'empêcher de mourir. Martial arts have their limits. You just have to look at Bruce Lee. He was the strongest but he couldn't help dying.
Il ne peut s'empêcher de penser ainsi. I can not but think so.
Le président n'a pas pu s'empêcher de rire. The president laughed in spite of himself.
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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