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Ce groupe tint sa première session à Genève en mars 1985.
The group held its first session at Geneva in March 1985.
La même année, l’UNIMA tint un congrès à Paris.
The same year, UNIMA held its first Congress in Paris.
Le SBSTA tint sa séance d'ouverture le mercredi 23 octobre.
The SBSTA held its opening session on Wednesday, 23 October.
Elle le tint fermement et ne voulut jamais lâcher.
She held him tightly and never wanted to let go.
Le jugement se tint, et les livres furent ouverts.
The court was seated, and the books were opened.
Il tint sa promesse et aida ses frères.
He kept his promise and helped his brothers.
Castelli tint son poste jusqu’à la fin de l’année.
Castelli held the office until the end of the year.
Mais il ne tint aucun compte de cet ordre.
But he paid no heed to this order.
Il ne tint aucun compte du conseil de son ami.
He took no notice of his friend's advice.
Quelques années plus tard, il tint sa promesse.
A few years later, he kept his word.
Il tint un discours particulier sur ce thème important.
He hath a special pronouncement on this weighty theme.
Elle me sourit et tint ma main en s'endormant.
She smiled... and held my hand while she fell asleep.
Le CST tint simultanément sa première session, les 2 et 3 octobre.
The CST held its first session concurrently from 2-3 October.
Elle tint beaucoup à me présenter à... ses amis.
She was anxious to present me, to her friends.
Seed tint le pari, mais ne resta que trois heures dans l' eau.
Seed took the bet, but lasted only three hours in the water.
Kadhafi tint ses promesses de désarmement.
Gaddafi fulfilled his promises of disarmament.
En 1991 le Conseil Mondial des Eglise tint leur convention à Canberra, en Australie.
In 1991, the World Council of Churches held their convention in Canberra, Australia.
Et il tint sa promesse.
And he kept his promise.
Elle tint toujours sa promesse semble-t-il, car elle ne manqua jamais de prêteurs.
She always did apparently, because she never ran out of lenders.
A deux heure du matin, un ange puissant se tint à coté de mon lit.
At two o'clock in the morning, a mighty angel stood beside my bed.
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