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

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Chaque joueur est dans l'obligation de se tenir aux règles. Every player is under obligation to keep the rules.
Un faon peut se tenir debout dès qu'il nait. A baby deer can stand as soon as it is born.
Il est difficile de se tenir au courant de ses sales tours. It's hard to keep up with his dirty deeds.
Il semble se tenir une fête dans cette maison. There appears to be a party in that house.
Il sait comment se tenir en public. He knows how to behave in public.
Elle essaie de se tenir au courant des dernières tendances. She tries to keep abreast of the latest fashions.
Les hommes doivent se tenir loin de la cuisine. Men should keep out of the kitchen.
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.
L'orateur devrait se tenir là où tout le monde peut le voir. The speaker should stand where everyone can see him.
Je vis la personne que j'attendais se tenir là. I saw the person I expected standing there.
Le bébé peut se tenir debout mais il ne peut marcher. The baby can stand but can't walk.
Il est difficile de vraiment se tenir à contre-courant. It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow.
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.
Il tourna le dos aux vieilles traditions. He turned his back on the old traditions.
On doit tenir ses promesses. One must keep one's promises.
Les immeubles sont petits comparés aux gratte-ciel de New York. The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Tu dois tenir compte du fait qu´il est trop jeune. You must take into account the fact that he is too young.
Un unique rayon de lumière brillait à travers une fissure de la fenêtre aux volets fermés. A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.
J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.
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