Sentence examples of "tenir" in French with translation "hold"

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Pouvez-vous tenir ce bord ? Will you please hold this edge?
Ce noeud ne va pas tenir. This knot will not hold.
Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.
Ce n'est pas la manière adéquate de tenir sa tasse de thé. This is not the proper way to hold a teacup.
Ce n'est pas la manière convenable de tenir sa tasse de thé. This is not the proper way to hold a teacup.
Pouvez-vous tenir ces sacs jusqu'à quatre heures de l'après-midi ? Could you hold these bags until four this afternoon?
Je voulais le tuer, mais j'étais trop stressé pour tenir fermement son Desert Eagle. I wanted to kill him, but I was too stressed to hold firmly his Desert Eagle.
On ne devrait pas tenir les gens responsables de choses qu'ils ne peuvent pas contrôler. You shouldn't hold people accountable for things they can't control.
Regarde comme elle est éméchée avec un seul verre. Elle ne peut vraiment pas tenir l'alcool. Look how tipsy she's gotten with just one drink. She definitely can't hold her liquor.
On ne devrait pas tenir les gens responsables de choses qu'ils ne sont pas en mesure de contrôler. You shouldn't hold people accountable for things they can't control.
Il était veuf, mais un an après le mariage de son fils ne put tenir plus longtemps et se maria lui aussi. He was a widower, but a year after his son's wedding, he could not hold it any longer and also got married.
Si je change de note, je ne peux pas tenir la hauteur. Il est préférable que nous partions sur la note d'origine et que je chante une octave plus basse. If I change key, I can't hold the pitch. It's better if we go with the original key, and I sometimes sing an octave lower.
Les cuillères fendues ont un rôle particulier dans le rituel de l'absinthe. Elles sont utilisées pour tenir un morceau de sucre au-dessus d'un verre tandis qu'on le dissout dans sa boisson à l'aide d'eau froide. Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.
Il tint fermement ma main. He held on to my hand tightly.
Je lui tenais le parapluie. I held the umbrella over her.
La réunion se tenait là. The meeting was held here.
La réunion se tenait ici. The meeting was held here.
Le meeting se tient annuellement. The meeting is held annually.
Elle le tint par la manche. She held him by the sleeve.
Tenez la barre au cas où. Get hold of the rail just in case.
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