Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| unexpended adj. | tenu, tenue adj. | ||||||
| very thin | ténu, ténue adj. | ||||||
| tenuous adj. | ténu, ténue | ||||||
| slim adj. - chance | ténu, ténue adj. - fil, voix | ||||||
| fine adj. - tenuous | ténu, ténue - fil | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to hold sth. | held, held | - to carry | tenir qc. - dans les mains, dans les bras | ||||||
| to stick to sth. | stuck, stuck | | s'en tenir à qc. | ||||||
| to cradle so. (or: sth.) | cradled, cradled | [fig.] - hold | tenir qn. (or: qc.) | ||||||
| to keep still | tenir tranquille | ||||||
| to keep a diary | kept, kept | | tenir un journal | ||||||
| to behave properly | behaved, behaved | | se tenir à carreau | ||||||
| to keep up with sth. | kept, kept | | se tenir au courant de qc. | ||||||
| to pin so. ⇔ down | tenir qn. en bas | ||||||
| to make up for sth. | made, made | | tenir lieu de qc. | ||||||
| to like to do sth. - wish to do sth. | tenir à faire qc. | ||||||
| to sustain so. | sustained, sustained | - give strength, energy | permettre à qn. de tenir | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| here you go [fig.] - plural | tenez [fig.] | ||||||
| here you go [fig.] - singular | tiens [fig.] | ||||||
| Hey! | Tiens ! - étonnement | ||||||
| To your health! | À la tienne ! - réponse à : "à ta santé" | ||||||
| Cheers! - when drinking | À la tienne ! [coll.] - réponse à : "à ta santé" | ||||||
| to be pledged to secrecy | être tenu(e) au secret | ||||||
| to be held liable for sth. | être tenu(e) responsable de qc. | ||||||
| to be held accountable for sth. | être tenu(e) responsable de qc. | ||||||
| You won by the skin of your teeth. | Votre victoire n'a tenu qu'à un cheveu. | ||||||
| to allow for sth. | allowed, allowed | | tenir compte de qc. | ||||||
| to keep so. posted [coll.] - spoken | tenir qn. informé(e) | ||||||
| to keep the book [FINAN.] | tenir la comptabilité | ||||||
| to keep one's mouth shut [fig.] | tenir sa langue [fig.] | ||||||
| to keep a promise | tenir une promesse | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| menu, teen, ten, tend, tent, then | menu, tendu, tenue, têtu, teub, teuf, ténu |
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