sans pouvoir rien faire

J'étais là sans pouvoir rien faire.
And all I could do was stand there, helpless.
Nous sommes au milieu d'une tempête sans pouvoir rien faire.
We're in the middle of a storm with no power.
Je fonce sur moi-même sans pouvoir rien faire.
I keep running towards myself and I can't do anything.
J'ai entendu tout ce qu'ils disaient, sans pouvoir rien faire.
I heard everything they said but I couldn't do anything about it.
Mais sans pouvoir rien faire. On contrôle plus rien.
And not being able to do anything about it.
Il se sentait coincé, sans pouvoir rien faire.
He felt he couldn't do anything, couldn't move.
Vous auriez pu être sur la passerelle sans pouvoir rien faire.
You could have been there and it still might have happened.
Je ne supportais pas d'être ici, de voir ce qui se passait sans pouvoir rien faire.
I couldn't bear to be in this country, to know what's going on but to have no influence.
La plupart des résidents roms ont regardé de leurs fenêtres les violentes manifestations sans pouvoir rien faire, complètement terrifiés, en espérant que la foule partirait.
Most Roma residents watched helplessly from their windows at the violent demonstrations, completely terrified and hoping for the mob to leave.
Le Parti pour l'indépendance du Royaume-Uni se contente de crier depuis les tribunes sans pouvoir rien faire, tandis que nous nous faisons en sorte que les droits fondamentaux soient respectés.
UKIP just shouts impotently from the sidelines while we get on and do the business of making sure that fundamental rights are protected.
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