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“tenait là” in English

10 examples
La réunion se tenait là.
The meeting was held here.
Il se tenait là, l'air absent.
He was standing there with a vacant look.
Il se tenait là les yeux fermés.
He stood there with his eyes closed.
Il se tenait là, vide d'expression.
He was standing there with a vacant look.
Elle tenait la tête basse, en signe de honte.
She hung her head low in shame.
Tom tenait la clé de sa voiture dans sa main gauche.
Tom had his car key in his left hand.
Mon oncle se tenait là-bas, debout, les bras croisés.
My uncle was standing there with his arms folded.
Comme j'ouvrais la porte, se tenait là un homme inconnu.
As I opened the door, there stood an unknown man.
Un homme se tenait là, agitant la main dans ma direction.
A man stood waving his hand to me.
Un âtre se tenait là mais je suppose qu'il a été détruit.
There used to be a fireplace here but I guess it's been torn down.
En ouvrant la porte, j'ai trouvé un inconnu qui se tenait là.
Opening the door, I found a stranger standing there.
M. Needle a raison lorsqu'il a déclaré que le Parlement tenait là une rare opportunité.
Mr Needle made a very telling point when he said that the House has a rare opportunity.
L'Union européenne tenait là l'occasion de prouver qu'elle contribue activement à l'amélioration des conditions de vie de ses citoyens.
There was a real chance for the European Union to show how it contributes in a tangible manner to making the lives of European citizens better.
Monsieur le Président Dini - je m'adresse à lui, même s'il est momentanément absent - durant le semestre qui a vu la mise sur pied à Turin de la Conférence intergouvernementale, le gouvernement qui tenait la Présidence, le gouvernement italien, est radicalement changé.
President Dini - I shall address him even if he is not here at the moment - during the six months that has seen the start of the Intergovernmental Conference in Turin, the government holding the presidency - the Italian government - has changed radically.

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