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

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Certains disent qu'il est dans la nature humaine de soutenir l'outsider. Some people say that it is human nature to root for the underdog.
Il a consacré sa vie entière à soutenir les pauvres gens. He dedicated his whole life to helping poor people.
Particulièrement au cours des vingt dernières années, le lien supposé entre des politiques de protection sociale avancées et l'échec économique dans les pays de l'Europe du Nord, semble mettre en évidence la difficulté à soutenir à la fois une complète protection sociale et une compétitivité internationale. Especially over the last 20 years, the purported link between progressive welfare policies and economic failure in the Northern European countries seems to point to the difficulty of sustaining both full social welfare and international competitivity.
Nous avons promis de le soutenir en cas de problèmes. We promised to stand by him in case of trouble.
La corde n'était pas assez solide pour le soutenir. The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.
Son salaire est trop bas pour soutenir sa famille. His salary is too low to support his family.
Les deux opinions ont des mérites et des démérites, aussi ne vais-je pas décider tout de suite laquelle soutenir. There are merits and demerits to both your opinions so I'm not going to decide right away which to support.
On devrait le soutenir pour que le projet soit une réussite. We should back him up so as to make the project a success.
Je travaille dur pour soutenir ma famille. I worked hard in order to support my family.
Papa, voyons si tu peux soutenir mon regard plus longtemps que moi. Daddy, let's see if you can out-stare me.
Il a pris quelques coussins pour soutenir sa tête. He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.
De lourds piliers sont nécessaires pour soutenir le pont. Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
J'ai beaucoup d'amis pour me soutenir mentalement. I have a lot of friends to support me mentally.
Nous pensions qu'il allait nous soutenir. We expected him to support us.
J'ai osé soutenir son avis. I dared to support his opinion.
En tant qu'officier public, vous avez prêté serment de soutenir et défendre la constitution. As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.
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