Usage examples of "keeping quiet" in English with translation to French

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You may stay here as long as you keep quiet. Tu peux rester ici, du moment que tu gardes le silence.
He has a habit of keeping the door open. Il a coutume de laisser sa porte ouverte.
She is a quiet woman. C'est une femme tranquille.
One can no more write good English than one can compose good music, merely by keeping the rules. On ne peut davantage écrire en bon anglais que l'on ne peut composer de la bonne musique, en respectant seulement les règles.
All quiet on the Western Front. Tout est calme sur le front ouest.
Keeping a diary also gives us a chance to reflect on our daily life. Tenir un journal intime nous donne aussi une chance de réfléchir sur notre vie quotidienne.
Be quiet for a moment. Calmez-vous pendant un moment.
By the way, how many of you are keeping a diary? Du reste : combien d'entre vous tiennent-ils un journal ?
We kept the children quiet. Nous avons gardé les enfants tranquilles.
We are keeping a big dog. Nous gardons un gros chien.
I ordered the children to stay quiet, but they kept on making noise. J'ai enjoint aux enfants de se tenir tranquilles, mais ils ont continué à faire du bruit.
The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything for itself. L'âme qui désire que Dieu se rende entièrement à elle, doit se rendre entièrement à lui sans rien garder pour elle.
Keeping your heart fit and strong can slow down the ageing of your brain, say researchers. Des chercheurs déclarent que garder votre coeur fort et en bonne santé peu ralentir le vieillissement de votre cerveau.
It's not allowed to be quiet here. Ici, il n'est pas permis d'être silencieux.
The slowest one with the promise is the most faithful one when keeping. Le plus lent à promettre est toujours le plus fidèle à tenir.
You ought to be quiet in a library. Vous devriez être silencieux dans une bibliothèque.
We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances. Nous avons d'autres choses à faire que de nous préoccuper de maintenir les apparences.
It was quiet all around. Tout autour c'était silencieux.
He avoids keeping company with those ladies. Il évite de tenir compagnie à ces dames.
She is quiet. Elle est tranquille.
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