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English

edit	VERB1	tenir \| tiens \| avoir tenu \| tenant
edit	VERB2	se tenir \| me tiens \| s'être tenu \| se tenant

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tenir qn./qc.

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to hold sb./sth.

2 Words: Verbs

se tenir [avoir lieu]

to be held [conference etc.]

se tenir [avoir lieu]

mil. tenir (bon) [refuser de capituler]

tenir à qc. [venir de]

to stem from sth. [come / arise from]

tenir à qn./qc.

to be fond of sb./sth.

relig. tenir conclave

to be in conclave

géogr. tenir de qc. [pays]

to border on sth. [country]

tenir de qn. [ancêtre]

to take after sb. [ancestor]

tenir debout [fig.]

to hold water [fig.]

cuis. tenir l'alcool

to be able to hold one's drink

tenir parole

to keep one's word

tenir qc. éloigné

to keep sth. away

tenir séance

to meet

3 Words: Verbs

s'en tenir à qc.

to stick to / with sth. [persist with]

se tenir à qc.

to adhere to sth. [uphold, respect a rule/decision]

se tenir à qn./qc.

to hold on to sb./sth.

se tenir accroupi

to perch [bird, also fig. for person]

se tenir chaud

se tenir coi

to remain quiet

se tenir coi [littéraire]

se tenir immobile

se tenir peinard [fam.] [loc.]

to keep one's nose clean [coll.] [idiom] [stay out of trouble]

se tenir tranquille [être raisonnable]

se tenir tranquille [être raisonnable]

se tenir tranquille [ne pas bouger]

se tenir tranquille [ne pas bouger]

tenir à faire qc.

to insist on doing sth.

tenir chaud à qn.

to keep sb. warm

tenir compte de qc.

to take sth. into account

tenir du miracle

to be almost a miracle

tenir du miracle

to be little short of a miracle

tenir du prodige

to be astounding

tenir du prodige

to be a miracle

fin. occup. tenir la caisse

to be the cashier

fin. tenir la caisse [fig.] [hum.]

to hold the purse strings [fig.] [hum.]

fin. occup. tenir la caisse [un moment]

to be on the cash desk

tenir la chandelle [fam.]

to play gooseberry [coll.]

sport tenir la distance

to stay the course

tenir la forme

to be in great shape

tenir la maison [loc.]

to keep house [idiom] [do housework]

jeux sport tenir la marque

to keep (the) score

tenir le cap

to hold one's ground

tenir le cap

to stay on target

tenir le coup [fam.]

to bear up [coll.]

tenir le coup [loc.]

to keep one's chin up [idiom]

tenir le crachoir [fig.] [monopoliser la parole]

to hold the floor [fig.] [monopolise the conversation]

tenir le crachoir [fig.] [monopoliser la parole]

to talk non-stop

fin. tenir les comptes

to keep house [idiom] [maintain accounts]

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