Usage examples of "se tenir" in French with translation to English

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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.
Il sait comment se tenir en public. He knows how to behave in public.
Il semble se tenir une fête dans cette maison. There appears to be a party in that house.
Les hommes doivent se tenir loin de la cuisine. Men should keep out of the kitchen.
Elle essaie de se tenir au courant des dernières tendances. She tries to keep abreast of the latest fashions.
Je vis la personne que j'attendais se tenir là. I saw the person I expected standing there.
Il est difficile de vraiment se tenir à contre-courant. It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow.
Chaque joueur est dans l'obligation de se tenir aux règles. Every player is under obligation to keep the rules.
Il est difficile de se tenir au courant de ses sales tours. It's hard to keep up with his dirty deeds.
L'orateur devrait se tenir là où tout le monde peut le voir. The speaker should stand where everyone can see him.
J'ai enjoint aux enfants de se tenir tranquilles, mais ils ont continué à faire du bruit. I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.
Un nain a beau se tenir sur une montagne, il n'en est pas plus grand pour cela. A dwarf may stand on a mountain, but it will not make him tall.
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