dresser

Il faut dire que je me dressais souvent contre ses enseignements en lui demandant pourquoi je n’avais pas le droit de me livrer à certaines activités uniquement jugées convenables pour les garçons.
It must be admitted that I was often in conflict with the teachings of my mother because I was always questioning her why I was not allowed to do certain activities considered suitable only for boys.
La 1ere fois qu'il m'a vu, je me dressais contre ce syndicaliste.
First time he clapped eyes on me, I was standing up to that union man.
Le bilan des conquêtes démocratiques et socialistes que je dressais a été simplement adapté par Staline à sa propre conception.
The balance between the democratic and socialist conquests of the October revolution which I drew was simply adapted by Stalin to his own conception.
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