Sentence examples of "retenir attention" in French
Je lui ai donné un conseil auquel il n'a pas prêté attention.
I gave him advice, to which he paid no attention.
Elle essaya d'étouffer un sanglot pendant le concert mais elle ne put le retenir.
She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.
Faites attention à ce que vous prétendez être parce que vous êtes ce que vous prétendez.
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.
Le chauffeur nous demanda de faire attention en descendant du bus.
The driver asked us to take care when getting off the bus.
Jim a pu retenir sa colère et éviter une bagarre.
Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
J'eus la permission d'y aller seul en promettant de faire attention.
I was allowed to go off by myself provided that I promised to be careful.
Comme c'est souvent le cas pour les jeunes gens, il ne fait pas beaucoup attention à sa santé.
As is often the case with young men, he does not pay much attention to his health.
Je trouve que les mots ayant des définitions précises sont les plus simples à retenir.
I find words with concise definitions to be the easiest to remember.
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