reign

For a year the paramilitaries have reigned in the town of Nariño.
Depuis un an, les paramilitaires règnent dans cette ville du Nariño.
My father reigned over Moab thirty years, and I have reigned after my father.
Mon père a régné trente ans sur Moab et moi, j'ai régné après mon père.
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall.
Il prit alors son fils aîné, celui qui devait devenir roi à sa place, et l'offrit en holocauste sur la muraille.
Mr President, the temporary confusion that may have reigned in Lebanon from time to time has obviously led to confusion in Parliament.
Monsieur le Président, la confusion temporaire qui a régné au Liban a manifestement également provoqué la confusion au Parlement européen.
I ask, who is not concerned by all these questions, except those who have always possessed everything and have reigned as absolute masters?
Toutes ces questions, qui ne se les pose pas, à part celles et ceux qui ont toujours tout possédé et qui ont régné en maîtres absolus.
Your Majesty, for many years now and through times of great change you have reigned with a dignity and sense of duty which have edified millions of people around the world.
Votre Majesté, depuis de nombreuses années, et en des périodes de profonds changements, vous avez régné avec dignité et un sens du devoir qui ont édifié des millions de personnes dans le monde.
We would be failing to understand the origins of this crisis if we imagined that fears which have reigned for generations were to give way to lasting peace, a prelude to reconciliation, without further ado.
Cela aurait été méconnaître les ressorts d'une telle crise que d'imaginer que les peurs entretenues pendant des générations pouvaient faire place sans nouveaux soubresauts à l'apaisement définitif, prélude à la réconciliation.
The Bourbons in Spain are of French origin and have reigned in Spain since 1700.
Les Bourbons en Espagne sont d'origine française et règnent en Espagne depuis 1700.
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