Usage examples of "stand up to" in English with translation to French

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It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that. C'était assez couillu de ta part de tenir ainsi tête au patron.

You should stand up to speak. Tu devrais te dresser et parler.

These shoes will stand up to hard use. Ces chaussures résisteront à un usage intensif.

Stand up if you hate Scotland! Que ceux qui détestent l'Écosse se lèvent !

Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.

Sit down! Don't stand up. Assieds-toi ! Ne te lève pas.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

Amy made an effort to stand up. Amy fit un effort pour se lever.

It's up to you to decide whether or not to go. C'est ta responsabilité de savoir si tu y vas ou pas.

He tried to stand up. Il a essayé de se lever.

A boy ran up to me. Un garçon accourut vers moi.

My leg's gone to sleep, so I don't think I can stand up right away. Ma jambe est ankylosée, alors je ne pense pas que je puisse me dresser tout de suite.

I go up to the rooftop when I want to see the blue sky. Je monte sur le toit quand je veux voir le ciel bleu.

I can't stand up. Je ne peux pas me redresser.

She walked up to him and asked him what his name was. Elle marcha vers lui et lui demanda quel était son nom.

Stand up when I am talking to you. Levez-vous quand je vous parle.

He's saving up to go to college. Il économise de l'argent afin qu'il puisse aller à l'université.

We must stand up for our rights. Nous devons défendre nos droits.

The amount of time you spend practicing the trumpet is up to you. La quantité de temps que tu consacres à pratiquer la trompette est à ta discrétion.

He ordered me to stand up. Il m'ordonna de me lever.

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