Avoir quelque chose à l'intérieur.
To have something inside.
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La boîte contient de vieilles lettres. — The box contains old letters.
Les pompiers ont maîtrisé l'incendie. — Firefighters contained the blaze.
Cette sauce contient-elle des fruits à coque ? — Does this sauce contain nuts?
Il faut maîtriser la fuite avant qu'elle ne s'étende. — We must contain the leak before it spreads.
Le rapport ne contenait aucun chiffre. — The report contained no numbers at all.
L'inondation a-t-elle enfin été maîtrisée ? — Has the flooding been contained yet?
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