se gendarmer

Les autres, par contre, se gendarmaient, tentaient de s'opposer au nouvel ordre, mais, bientôt, perdaient pied dans quelque conflit aigu et étaient emportés par le flot montant des soldats.
The other group strutted a while and tried to oppose the new order, but soon broke out in some sharp conflict and were swept away by the soldier flood.
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