Usage examples of "enfant retenu illicitement" in French with translation to English

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Ce travail est simple au point que même une enfant peut l'accomplir. This work is simple enough that even a child can do it.
Les automobiles garées illicitement dans cette rue seront enlevées. Cars parked illegally on this street will be impounded.
Il a retenu sa respiration. He held his breath.
J'avais l'habitude de nager quotidiennement quand j'étais enfant. I used to swim every day when I was a child.
Il a retenu son souffle. He held his breath.
Maintenant que tu es grand, tu ne dois pas te comporter comme un enfant. Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
Le contremaître m'a retenu une heure de salaire pour être arrivé en retard au travail. The foreman docked me an hour's pay for getting to work late.
Je me rappelle en train de jouer au jeu Pac-Man d'origine, quand j'étais enfant. I remember playing the original Pac-Man game when I was a kid.
Thomas a retenu beaucoup de kanji au point d'être capable de lire les livres destinés aux écoliers. Tom has memorised so many kanji that he can read books for primary school children.
Cet enfant a pu être enlevé sur le chemin de chez lui. That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.
Le train était retenu à cause d'un accident de voirie. The train was held up because of the railroad accident.
Plus bête un enfant est, plus mignon il semble à ses parents. The more foolish a child is, the cuter he seems to his parents.
Il était retenu en captivité. He was held in captivity.
Je ne pense pas qu'on puisse jamais surmonter la mort d'un enfant. I don't suppose you ever really get over the death of a child.
Le contremaître m'a retenu une heure de salaire pour être arrivée en retard au travail. The foreman docked me an hour's pay for getting to work late.
Je surveillerai votre enfant pendant que vous êtes partis. I'll look after your child while you are away.
En fin de compte, mon plan a été retenu. My plan was eventually adopted.
Il me traite toujours comme un enfant. He always treats me like a child.
Le train de fret a été retenu près d'une demi-heure à cause de l'épais brouillard. The freight train was held up about half an hour because of a dense fog.
N'importe quel enfant sait cela. Any child knows that.
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