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- Étaient - translation French to English
Were (fr. Étaient)
Translation into English
Trois questions e´taient d’ordre plus politique et technique.
Three questions were more political and technical.
Example taken from data source: EUbookshop_v2 Honorables senateurs, la Cour superieure de l'Ontario a declare que ces articles violaient la Charte et e´ taient donc nuls.
Honourable senators, the Superior Court of Ontario has declared that those sections contravene the Charter and are therefore null and void.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2 Ces jeunes manifestants e´ taient tous des citoyens chinois, l'avenir de leur pays.
These young demonstrators were all Chinese citizens, the future of their country.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2 En outre, les minorite´s ethniques, linguistiques ou religieuses e´taient souvent percues comme une menace, parce que manquant de ce sentiment d’identite´ et de loyaute´ de la majorite´, et l’on redoutait alors qu’elles deviennent l’allie´ potentiel de puissances voisines ou de mouvements d’insurrection.
Furthermore, ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities were often perceived as a threat, lacking in the majority’s sense of identity and loyalty and, accordingly, feared as a potential ally of neighbouring powers or insurgents.
Example taken from data source: EUbookshop_v2 Jamais ils ne se sont dit qu’ils e.taient trop jeunes, trop faibles, trop isolés pour se lever contre l’injustice ou les violences.
They never think they are too young, too weak, too isolated to be rise up against injustice or violence.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1