Je was op zoek naar: elle ètait (Frans - Engels)

elle ètait solidement en place.
this window was still tightly in place.

elle ètait prèsente mais inopèrante sur trois postes de travail de ccf du bureau des ccf d'edmonton.
it was present but not working on three rtc desks in the edmonton office.

en l'occurrence, le mècanicien n'a pas retenu la suggestion du chef de train, même si elle ètait pertinente.
as it was, the conductor's suggestion was dismissed by the locomotive engineer, although this suggestion was appropriate for the circumstances.