Usage examples of "смирно" in Russian with translation to English

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Годами его коллеги, являющиеся рядовыми членами парламента, сидели смирно, т.к. знали, что обязаны своими местами и своим большинством ему. For years, his backbench members of parliament kept quiet because they knew that they owed their seats, and their majority, to him.
Кажется, сегодня США движутся в направлении более смирного государства в европейском стиле с более высокими налогами и, возможно, более жестким регулированием. The US today seems to be moving towards a gentler and more European-style state, with higher taxes and possibly greater regulation.
Я заставляю их стоять по стойке смирно, как солдат. I make them stand at attention like a soldier.
Мне нужно, что бы ты сидела смирно, я хочу проверить твое ЭКГ, хорошо? I need you to sit still to check your EKG, ok?
Я провёл с ними небольшую игру перед тем, как заставить их стоять по стойке смирно. And so I play a little game with them before I make them stand at attention.
"Исследование показало, что дети, которым не запрещают ерзать и вертеться, учатся лучше и запоминают больше информации, чем дети, от которых требуют сидеть смирно", - утверждает профессор Фенске. "Research shows that kids who are allowed to fidget learn more and retain more information than those who are forced to sit still," Professor Fenske said.
У меня появился этот снимок, и он был размещён на моей странице в сети Facebook на прошлой неделе, кто-то прокомментировал его: "Хм, почему он стоит по стойке смирно?" Now I had this picture taken, and it was put up on my Facebook page last week, and somebody wrote in, "Huh, why does he have him standing at attention like that?"
Стой смирно, смотри на камеру. Stay still - look at the camera.
А пока посиди смирно, хорошо? I just need you to sit tight for a little bit, okay?
Смирно, дети, порадуйте старого офицера. Straighten up, children, just to to please an old officer.
Стой смирно, ты маленький сын пепперони! Hold still, you little son of a pepperoni!
А ты, сиди смирно, а мы разберёмся, что случилось, хорошо? And, you, sit tight, and we will figure out what's going on, okay?
Ему был оказан официальный прием с армейским оркестром, исполнившим государственный гимн, во время которого он стоял по стойке "смирно". He was given an official welcome by an army band that played the national anthem as he stood to attention.
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