Sentence examples of "debout" in French

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Il était debout avec les jambes écartées. He stood with his feet apart.
À une époque où l'on faisait taire les voix des femmes et où l'on congédiait leurs espoirs, elle a survécu pour les voir se mettre debout et se prononcer et tendre la main pour prendre un scrutin. At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot.
Il était debout avec les jambes bien écartées. He stood with his feet wide apart.
Un faon peut se tenir debout dès qu'il nait. A baby deer can stand as soon as it is born.
Le bébé peut se tenir debout mais il ne peut marcher. The baby can stand but can't walk.
J'étais trop fatigué pour rester debout. I was too tired to stand.
Il est resté debout là-bas pendant un moment. He stood there for a while.
Est-ce que tu vas juste rester là debout toute la journée ? Are you just going to stand there all day?
Le train était tellement bondé que je dus rester debout durant tout le voyage. The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.
Le train a été si bondé que j'ai dû me tenir debout durant tout le chemin. The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.
Je pouvais à peine tenir debout. I could scarcely stand on my feet.
Je restai debout tout le temps. I stood all the way.
C'est une histoire à dormir debout It's an unbelievable story
Son explication ne tient pas du tout debout. His explanation doesn't make sense at all.
Ils restèrent debout à parler pendant un long moment. They stood talking for a long time.
Je crois que ta théorie ne tient pas debout. I think your theory does not hold water.
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