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Retenons la terre, reboisons Haïti, et on verra aussi revenir les fils et filles du pays s'y installer.
Let us keep hold of and replenish our land and reforest our country, and we shall then see its sons and daughters return to live in it.
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De nos jours, l'économie du Guatemala ne crée tout simplement pas suffisamment de nouveaux emplois pour absorber les jeunes et, bien que nous ayons fait des progrès s'agissant d'améliorer la couverture et la qualité de notre système éducatif, nous n'y retenons pas encore suffisamment de jeunes, même pour l'éducation de niveau moyen.
Today, Guatemala's economy simply does not generate sufficient jobs to absorb our young people. While we have made a great deal of progress in improving the reach and quality of our educational system, we are still not keeping enough young people in that system, including at the secondary level.
C'est nous qui le retenons prisonnier à l'Infirmerie.
We're the ones keeping him locked up in Sickbay.
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Si nous retenons fluides, alors il va mourir de sa pression artérielle basse.
If we withhold fluids, then he'll die from his low blood pressure.
Nous retenons ce qui pourrait interférer avec L'enquête.
We withhold what would interfere with the investigation.
Nous retenons l'autre moitié jusqu'à ce que tous les protocoles de retenue soient en place.
We withhold the second half until after all the containment protocols are in place.
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Nous vous retenons contre votre volonté.
Ladies and gentlemen, you're being detained against your will.
Ne retenons pas Sa Majesté qui est impatiente de se retirer.
I fear we are detaining His Majesty. His Majesty is anxious to retire.
Ne retenons pas David, il a sans doute à faire.
We shouldn't detain David too long, he might have lots to do.
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