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tenir

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tenir [təniʀ] vtto hold [+ magasin, hôtel]; to run [+ promesse]; to keep
vito hold; [neige, gel] → to last (= survivre); to survive;
se tenir vi (= avoir lieu) → to be held, take place (= être) [personne] → to stand;
se tenir droit → to stand up (ou sit up) straight;
bien se tenir → to behave well;
se tenir à qch → to hold on to sth;
s'en tenir à qch → to confine o.s. to sth; to stick to sth;
tenir à vtto be attached to, care about (ou for) (= avoir pour cause); to be due to, stem from;
tenir à faire → to want to do, be keen to do;
tenir à ce que qn fasse qch → to be anxious that sb should do sth;
tenir de vtto partake of (= ressembler à); to take after;
ça ne tient qu'à lui → it is entirely up to him;
tenir qn pour → to take sb for;
tenir qch de qn [+ histoire] → to have heard ou learnt sth from sb [+ qualité, défaut]; to have inherited ou got sth from sb;
tenir les comptes → to keep the books;
tenir un rôle → to play a part;
tenir de la place → to take up space ou room;
tenir l'alcool → to be able to hold a drink;
tenir le coup → to hold out;
tenir bon → to stand ou hold fast;
tenir trois jours/deux mois (= résister) → to hold out ou last three days/two months;
tenir au chaud/à l'abri → to keep hot/under shelter ou cover;
tenir prêt → to have ready;
tenir sa langue (fig) → to hold one's tongue;
tiens (ou tenez), voilà le stylo → there's the pen!;
tiens, Alain! → look, here's Alain!;
tiens? (surprise) → really?;
tiens-toi bien! (pour informer) → brace yourself!, take a deep breath!

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