Usages of être censé
Tu es censé respecter la ponctualité.
You are supposed to respect punctuality.
Selon le savoir-vivre, nous sommes censés apporter un cadeau.
According to etiquette, we are supposed to bring a gift.
Tu es censé ne pas offenser les invités.
You are supposed not to offend the guests.
Elle était censée remercier l'hôte, mais elle l'a offensé.
She was supposed to thank the host, but she offended him.
Vous n'êtes pas censés rire pendant le deuil.
You are not supposed to laugh during the mourning.
L'invité est censé proposer un toast.
The guest is supposed to propose a toast.
Voici le toast qu'il est censé proposer.
Here is the toast that he is supposed to propose.
Nous sommes censés écouter l'hymne en silence.
We are supposed to listen to the anthem in silence.
Les invités sont censés rester debout.
The guests are supposed to remain standing.
Tu étais censé rester debout pendant la chanson.
You were supposed to remain standing during the song.
Arriver en retard est mal vu. Tu es censé être à l'heure.
Arriving late is frowned upon. You are supposed to be on time.
Il est censé mémoriser la séquence, sinon le cadenas reste bloqué.
He is supposed to memorize the sequence, otherwise the padlock stays stuck.
Autant tu es censé pratiquer le patinage, autant l'athlétisme te passionne.
As much as you are supposed to practice skating, so much does track and field fascinate you.
Autant nous sommes censés faire de la voile, autant nous voulons essayer l'escalade.
As much as we are supposed to go sailing, so much do we want to try climbing.
Autant je suis censé adorer le snowboard, autant le golf me plaît.
As much as I am supposed to love snowboarding, so much does golf appeal to me.
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