Usage examples of "être assis à la table" in French with translation to English

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D'abord, il faut débarrasser ça du chemin pour que l'on puisse accéder à la table. First you need to move this out of the way so we can get to the table.
Je voudrais être assis dans le compartiment non-fumeur s'il vous plaît. I would like to sit in the non-smoking section.
Il posa la boîte sur la table. He put the box on the table.
J'étais assis à fumer une pipe. I was sitting while smoking a pipe.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Ne préférerais-tu pas être assis près de la fenêtre ? Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
La toupie tournait dangereusement près du bord de la table. The top spun perilously close to the edge of the table.
Tom était assis à l'avant de l'autobus. Tom was sitting in the front of the bus.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
Préféreriez-vous être assis près de la fenêtre ? Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
Combien de livres y a-t-il sur la table ? How many books are there on the table?
Quelqu'un est-il assis à cette place ? Is there somebody sitting in this seat here?
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
Il frappa du poing sur la table. He banged on the table with his fist.
Il était assis à lire près du feu, avec sa femme qui cousait. He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
Y a-t-il un chat sous la table ? Is there a cat under the table?
Il était assis à mon côté. He was sitting next to me.
Tom ne croit pas à la vie après la mort. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
Il y a un chat sous la table. Under the table is a cat.
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