Then came a moment of silence and everyone waited tensely to see what the little and yet so great a woman would say.
Il y eût aussitôt le silence et tout le monde attendait avec suspens la réponse de cette petite et pourtant si grande femme.
We waited tensely for more news about the accident.
Nous avons attendu avec tension d'autres nouvelles de l'accident.
They were tensely waiting for the elections results.
Ils attendaient avec tension les résultats des élections.
Many, if not all, persons suffering from difficulty in sleeping tensely wait for sleep at night, completely forgetting that sleep cannot be forced.
Plusieurs, si non tout, les gens souffrant de la difficulté dans le rêve attendent le rêve dans la nuit, en oubliant entièrement que le rêve ne peut pas être provoqué.
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