diff --git a/src/compiler/code_generator.ts b/src/compiler/code_generator.ts
index 11839c88..8c696e94 100644
--- a/src/compiler/code_generator.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/code_generator.ts
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
     const isNewBlock = !block || forceNewBlock;
     let codeIdx = this.target.code.length;
     if (isNewBlock) {
-      const n = ast.content.filter((c) => c.type !== ASTType.TSet).length;
+      const n = ast.content.filter((c) => !c.hasNoRepresentation).length;
       let result: string | null = null;
       if (n <= 1) {
         for (let child of ast.content) {
@@ -1009,15 +1009,15 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
     let index = 0;
     for (let i = 0, l = ast.content.length; i < l; i++) {
       const child = ast.content[i];
-      const isTSet = child.type === ASTType.TSet;
+      const forceNewBlock = !child.hasNoRepresentation;
       const subCtx = createContext(ctx, {
         block,
         index,
-        forceNewBlock: !isTSet,
+        forceNewBlock,
         isLast: ctx.isLast && i === l - 1,
       });
       this.compileAST(child, subCtx);
-      if (!isTSet) {
+      if (forceNewBlock) {
         index++;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 12fb592b..aff0bc86 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ export const enum ASTType {
   TPortal,
 }
 
-export interface ASTText {
+export interface BaseAST {
+  type: ASTType;
+  hasNoRepresentation?: true;
+}
+
+export interface ASTText extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.Text;
   value: string;
 }
 
-export interface ASTComment {
+export interface ASTComment extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.Comment;
   value: string;
 }
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ interface TModelInfo {
   specialInitTargetAttr: string | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTDomNode {
+export interface ASTDomNode extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.DomNode;
   tag: string;
   content: AST[];
@@ -65,24 +70,24 @@ export interface ASTDomNode {
   ns: string | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTMulti {
+export interface ASTMulti extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.Multi;
   content: AST[];
 }
 
-export interface ASTTEsc {
+export interface ASTTEsc extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TEsc;
   expr: string;
   defaultValue: string;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTOut {
+export interface ASTTOut extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TOut;
   expr: string;
   body: AST[] | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTif {
+export interface ASTTif extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TIf;
   condition: string;
   content: AST;
@@ -90,15 +95,16 @@ export interface ASTTif {
   tElse: AST | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTSet {
+export interface ASTTSet extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TSet;
   name: string;
   value: string | null; // value defined in attribute
   defaultValue: string | null; // value defined in body, if text
   body: AST[] | null; // content of body if not text
+  hasNoRepresentation: true;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTForEach {
+export interface ASTTForEach extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TForEach;
   collection: string;
   elem: string;
@@ -111,13 +117,13 @@ export interface ASTTForEach {
   key: string | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTKey {
+export interface ASTTKey extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TKey;
   expr: string;
   content: AST;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTCall {
+export interface ASTTCall extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TCall;
   name: string;
   body: AST[] | null;
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ interface SlotDefinition {
   attrsTranslationCtx: Attrs | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTComponent {
+export interface ASTComponent extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TComponent;
   name: string;
   isDynamic: boolean;
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@ export interface ASTComponent {
   slots: { [name: string]: SlotDefinition } | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTSlot {
+export interface ASTSlot extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TSlot;
   name: string;
   attrs: Attrs | null;
@@ -152,34 +158,34 @@ export interface ASTSlot {
   defaultContent: AST | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTCallBlock {
+export interface ASTTCallBlock extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TCallBlock;
   name: string;
 }
 
-export interface ASTDebug {
+export interface ASTDebug extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TDebug;
   content: AST | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTLog {
+export interface ASTLog extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TLog;
   expr: string;
   content: AST | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTranslation {
+export interface ASTTranslation extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TTranslation;
   content: AST | null;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTranslationContext {
+export interface ASTTranslationContext extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TTranslationContext;
   content: AST | null;
   translationCtx: string;
 }
 
-export interface ASTTPortal {
+export interface ASTTPortal extends BaseAST {
   type: ASTType.TPortal;
   target: string;
   content: AST;
@@ -255,9 +261,9 @@ function parseNode(node: Node, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
     parseTCallBlock(node, ctx) ||
     parseTTranslation(node, ctx) ||
     parseTTranslationContext(node, ctx) ||
+    parseTKey(node, ctx) ||
     parseTEscNode(node, ctx) ||
     parseTOutNode(node, ctx) ||
-    parseTKey(node, ctx) ||
     parseTSlot(node, ctx) ||
     parseComponent(node, ctx) ||
     parseDOMNode(node, ctx) ||
@@ -334,20 +340,30 @@ function parseTCustom(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
 function parseTDebugLog(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
   if (node.hasAttribute("t-debug")) {
     node.removeAttribute("t-debug");
-    return {
+    const content = parseNode(node, ctx);
+    const ast: ASTDebug = {
       type: ASTType.TDebug,
-      content: parseNode(node, ctx),
+      content,
     };
+    if (content?.hasNoRepresentation) {
+      ast.hasNoRepresentation = true;
+    }
+    return ast;
   }
 
   if (node.hasAttribute("t-log")) {
     const expr = node.getAttribute("t-log")!;
     node.removeAttribute("t-log");
-    return {
+    const content = parseNode(node, ctx);
+    const ast: ASTLog = {
       type: ASTType.TLog,
       expr,
-      content: parseNode(node, ctx),
+      content,
     };
+    if (content?.hasNoRepresentation) {
+      ast.hasNoRepresentation = true;
+    }
+    return ast;
   }
   return null;
 }
@@ -598,11 +614,19 @@ function parseTKey(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
   }
   const key = node.getAttribute("t-key")!;
   node.removeAttribute("t-key");
-  const body = parseNode(node, ctx);
-  if (!body) {
+  const content = parseNode(node, ctx);
+  if (!content) {
     return null;
   }
-  return { type: ASTType.TKey, expr: key, content: body };
+  const ast: ASTTKey = {
+    type: ASTType.TKey,
+    expr: key,
+    content,
+  };
+  if (content.hasNoRepresentation) {
+    ast.hasNoRepresentation = true;
+  }
+  return ast;
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -724,7 +748,7 @@ function parseTSetNode(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
   if (node.textContent !== node.innerHTML) {
     body = parseChildren(node, ctx);
   }
-  return { type: ASTType.TSet, name, value, defaultValue, body };
+  return { type: ASTType.TSet, name, value, defaultValue, body, hasNoRepresentation: true };
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -916,32 +940,55 @@ function parseTSlot(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
 // Translation
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function wrapInTTranslationAST(r: AST | null) {
+  const ast: ASTTranslation = { type: ASTType.TTranslation, content: r };
+  if (r?.hasNoRepresentation) {
+    ast.hasNoRepresentation = true;
+  }
+  return ast;
+}
+
 function parseTTranslation(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
   if (node.getAttribute("t-translation") !== "off") {
     return null;
   }
   node.removeAttribute("t-translation");
-  return {
-    type: ASTType.TTranslation,
-    content: parseNode(node, ctx),
-  };
+  const result = parseNode(node, ctx);
+  if (result?.type === ASTType.Multi) {
+    const children = result.content.map(wrapInTTranslationAST);
+    return makeASTMulti(children);
+  }
+  return wrapInTTranslationAST(result);
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Translation Context
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function wrapInTTranslationContextAST(r: AST | null, translationCtx: string) {
+  const ast: ASTTranslationContext = {
+    type: ASTType.TTranslationContext,
+    content: r,
+    translationCtx,
+  };
+  if (r?.hasNoRepresentation) {
+    ast.hasNoRepresentation = true;
+  }
+  return ast;
+}
+
 function parseTTranslationContext(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
   const translationCtx = node.getAttribute("t-translation-context");
   if (!translationCtx) {
     return null;
   }
   node.removeAttribute("t-translation-context");
-  return {
-    type: ASTType.TTranslationContext,
-    content: parseNode(node, ctx),
-    translationCtx,
-  };
+  const result = parseNode(node, ctx);
+  if (result?.type === ASTType.Multi) {
+    const children = result.content.map((c) => wrapInTTranslationContextAST(c, translationCtx));
+    return makeASTMulti(children);
+  }
+  return wrapInTTranslationContextAST(result, translationCtx);
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -990,6 +1037,14 @@ function parseChildren(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST[] {
   return children;
 }
 
+function makeASTMulti(children: AST[]) {
+  const ast: ASTMulti = { type: ASTType.Multi, content: children };
+  if (children.every((c) => c.hasNoRepresentation)) {
+    ast.hasNoRepresentation = true;
+  }
+  return ast;
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse all the child nodes of a given node and return an ast if possible.
  * In the case there are multiple children, they are wrapped in a astmulti.
@@ -1002,7 +1057,7 @@ function parseChildNodes(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
     case 1:
       return children[0];
     default:
-      return { type: ASTType.Multi, content: children };
+      return makeASTMulti(children);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_debug_log.test.ts.snap b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_debug_log.test.ts.snap
index 58899b6a..dde4b454 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_debug_log.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_debug_log.test.ts.snap
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ exports[`debugging t-debug on sub template 2`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`debugging t-debug: interaction with t-set 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  let { isBoundary, withDefault, setContextValue } = helpers;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<span><block-text-0/></span>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    ctx = Object.create(ctx);
+    ctx[isBoundary] = 1
+    debugger;
+    setContextValue(ctx, \\"foo\\", 42);
+    debugger;
+    setContextValue(ctx, \\"bar\\", 49);
+    let txt1 = ctx['foo']+ctx['bar'];
+    return block1([txt1]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`debugging t-log 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
@@ -66,3 +87,24 @@ exports[`debugging t-log 1`] = `
   }
 }"
 `;
+
+exports[`debugging t-log: interaction with t-set 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  let { isBoundary, withDefault, setContextValue } = helpers;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<span><block-text-0/></span>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    ctx = Object.create(ctx);
+    ctx[isBoundary] = 1
+    console.log(ctx['foo']);
+    setContextValue(ctx, \\"foo\\", 42);
+    console.log(ctx['bar']);
+    setContextValue(ctx, \\"bar\\", 49);
+    let txt1 = ctx['foo']+ctx['bar'];
+    return block1([txt1]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
diff --git a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_key.test.ts.snap b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_key.test.ts.snap
index e51d1dc0..2063d12c 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_key.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/t_key.test.ts.snap
@@ -103,3 +103,18 @@ exports[`t-key t-key on sub dom node pushes a child block in its parent 2`] = `
   }
 }"
 `;
+
+exports[`t-key t-key: interaction with t-esc 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<p><block-text-0/></p>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    const tKey_1 = ctx['key'];
+    let txt1 = ctx['text'];
+    return toggler(tKey_1, block1([txt1]));
+  }
+}"
+`;
diff --git a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/translation.test.ts.snap b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/translation.test.ts.snap
index b7c1ea7c..f954f5b3 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/translation.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/translation.test.ts.snap
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ exports[`translation context body of t-sets are translated in context 1`] = `
     ctx = Object.create(ctx);
     ctx[isBoundary] = 1
     setContextValue(ctx, \\"label\\", \`traduit\`);
-    const b2 = text(ctx['label']);
-    return multi([b2]);
+    return text(ctx['label']);
   }
 }"
 `;
@@ -94,6 +93,23 @@ exports[`translation context slot attrs and text contents are translated in cont
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`translation context t-translation-context with several children 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<div><div/><div/><block-child-0/></div>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    let b2;
+    if (true) {
+      b2 = text(\`\`);
+    }
+    return block1([], [b2]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`translation context translation of attributes in context 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
@@ -153,6 +169,21 @@ exports[`translation support body of t-sets inside translation=off are not trans
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`translation support body of t-sets inside translation=off are not translated 2 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  let { isBoundary, withDefault, setContextValue } = helpers;
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    ctx = Object.create(ctx);
+    ctx[isBoundary] = 1
+    setContextValue(ctx, \\"label\\", \`untranslated\`);
+    return text(ctx['label']);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`translation support body of t-sets with html content are translated 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
@@ -264,6 +295,23 @@ exports[`translation support t-set and falsy t-value: t-body are translated 1`]
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`translation support t-translation with several children 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<div><div/><div/><block-child-0/></div>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    let b2;
+    if (true) {
+      b2 = text(\`\`);
+    }
+    return block1([], [b2]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`translation support translation is done on the trimmed text, with extra spaces readded after 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts b/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts
index a7c9d505..c75a5c33 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
       value: "value",
       defaultValue: null,
       body: null,
+      hasNoRepresentation: true,
     });
   });
 
@@ -702,6 +703,7 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
       defaultValue: "ok",
       value: null,
       body: null,
+      hasNoRepresentation: true,
     });
 
     expect(parse(`<t t-set="v"><div>ok</div></t>`)).toEqual({
@@ -723,6 +725,7 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
           content: [{ type: ASTType.Text, value: "ok" }],
         },
       ],
+      hasNoRepresentation: true,
     });
 
     expect(parse(`<t t-set="v"><div>ok</div>abc</t>`)).toEqual({
@@ -745,6 +748,7 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
         },
         { type: ASTType.Text, value: "abc" },
       ],
+      hasNoRepresentation: true,
     });
   });
 
@@ -758,6 +762,7 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
         defaultValue: "ok",
         value: null,
         body: null,
+        hasNoRepresentation: true,
       },
       tElif: null,
       tElse: null,
@@ -783,7 +788,14 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
           condition: "flag",
           content: { type: ASTType.Text, value: "1" },
           tElif: null,
-          tElse: { type: ASTType.TSet, name: "ourvar", value: "0", defaultValue: null, body: null },
+          tElse: {
+            type: ASTType.TSet,
+            name: "ourvar",
+            value: "0",
+            defaultValue: null,
+            body: null,
+            hasNoRepresentation: true,
+          },
         },
       ],
     });
diff --git a/tests/compiler/t_debug_log.test.ts b/tests/compiler/t_debug_log.test.ts
index 97bc8ada..82e10749 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/t_debug_log.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/t_debug_log.test.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,34 @@ describe("debugging", () => {
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(45);
     console.log = consoleLog;
   });
+
+  test("t-log: interaction with t-set", () => {
+    const consoleLog = console.log;
+    console.log = jest.fn();
+
+    const template = `
+      <t>
+        <t t-log="foo" t-set="foo" t-value="42"/>
+        <t t-log="bar" t-set="bar" t-value="49"/>
+        <span t-esc="foo + bar"/>
+      </t>
+    `;
+    snapshotTemplate(template);
+    renderToString(template);
+    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+    console.log = consoleLog;
+  });
+
+  test("t-debug: interaction with t-set", () => {
+    const template = `
+      <t>
+        <t t-debug="" t-set="foo" t-value="42"/>
+        <t t-debug="" t-set="bar" t-value="49"/>
+        <span t-esc="foo + bar"/>
+      </t>
+    `;
+    snapshotTemplate(template);
+    renderToString(template);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/compiler/t_key.test.ts b/tests/compiler/t_key.test.ts
index 596fbf9c..9355b6fe 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/t_key.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/t_key.test.ts
@@ -63,4 +63,10 @@ describe("t-key", () => {
 
     expect(renderToString(template2, { key: "1" })).toBe("<div><h1></h1></div>");
   });
+
+  test("t-key: interaction with t-esc", async () => {
+    const template = `<p t-key="key" t-esc="text"/>`;
+
+    expect(renderToString(template, { key: "1", text: "abc" })).toBe("<p>abc</p>");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/compiler/translation.test.ts b/tests/compiler/translation.test.ts
index dd3009f5..9eae3680 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/translation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/translation.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ describe("translation support", () => {
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("untranslated");
   });
 
+  test("body of t-sets inside translation=off are not translated 2", async () => {
+    class SomeComponent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+        <t>
+          <t t-translation="off" t-set="label">untranslated</t>
+          <t t-esc="label"/>
+        </t>`;
+    }
+
+    const translateFn = () => "translated";
+
+    await mount(SomeComponent, fixture, { translateFn });
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("untranslated");
+  });
+
   test("body of t-sets with html content are translated", async () => {
     class SomeComponent extends Component {
       static template = xml`
@@ -170,6 +185,22 @@ describe("translation support", () => {
     await mount(SomeComponent, fixture, { translateFn });
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("translated");
   });
+
+  test("t-translation with several children", async () => {
+    class SomeComponent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+          <div>
+            <t t-translation="off">
+                <div/>
+                <div/>
+            </t>
+            <t t-if="true"/>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    }
+    await mount(SomeComponent, fixture);
+    expect(fixture.outerHTML).toBe("<div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div>");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("translation context", () => {
@@ -293,4 +324,20 @@ describe("translation context", () => {
     expect(translateFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith("param", "fr");
     expect(translateFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith("title", "pt");
   });
+
+  test("t-translation-context with several children", async () => {
+    class SomeComponent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+          <div>
+            <t t-translation-context="ctx">
+                <div/>
+                <div/>
+            </t>
+            <t t-if="true"/>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    }
+    await mount(SomeComponent, fixture);
+    expect(fixture.outerHTML).toBe("<div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div>");
+  });
 });