tenir signifie anglais
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| obtenir satisfaction verbe | make amends(to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) |
| retenir verbe | hold [held, holding, holds]◼◼◼(to cause to wait) retain [retained, retaining, retains]◼◼◼(to keep in possession or use) withhold [withheld, withholding, withholds]◼◼◼verb remember [remembered, remembering, remembers]◼◼◼(to memorize) carry [carried, carrying, carries]◼◼◻(in an addition) restrain [restrained, restraining, restrains]◼◼◻(to control or keep in check) hold up◼◼◻(to impede, detain) borrow [borrowed, borrowing, borrows]◼◼◻(in a subtraction) keep back◼◻◻(restrict or restrain) repress [repressed, repressing, represses]◼◻◻(to keep back) coerce [coerced, coercing, coerces]◼◻◻(to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb) |
| retenir la leçon verbe | |
| retenir ses coups verbe | pull punches(to avoid using all one's strength when punching) |
| retenir son souffle verbe | gasp [gasped, gasping, gasps]◼◼◼(to draw in the breath suddenly) brace [braced, bracing, braces](to prepare for something bad) hold one's breath(to hold one's breath) |
| s'abstenir verbe | refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains]◼◼◼(to keep oneself from action) abstain [abstained, abstaining, abstains]◼◼◼(refrain from voting) abstain [abstained, abstaining, abstains]◼◼◼(refrain from) forbear [forbore, forborne, forbearing, forbears]◼◼◻(to keep away from) stand back(to abstain from participation) |
| s'en tenir à verbe | stand by◼◼◼(to remain loyal or faithful) |
| s'entretenir verbe | talk [talked, talking, talks]◼◼◼(to communicate by speech) |
| s'entretenir sur verbe | discuss [discussed, discussing, discusses]◼◼◼(to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) |
| se retenir verbe | refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains]◼◼◼(to keep oneself from action) refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains]◼◼◼verb forbear [forbore, forborne, forbearing, forbears](to control oneself when provoked) |
| se tenir verbe | behave [behaved, behaving, behaves]◼◼◼verb comport [comported, comporting, comports](to behave (usually reflexive)) carry oneself(behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) carry oneself(to move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves) |
| se tenir prêt verbe | stand by◼◼◼(to wait in expectation of some event) |
| soutenir verbe | support [supported, supporting, supports]◼◼◼(to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) support [supported, supporting, supports]◼◼◼(to keep from falling) hold [held, holding, holds]◼◼◻(to maintain, to consider) endorse [endorsed, endorsing, endorses]◼◼◻(support) back [backed, backing, backs]◼◼◻(to support) underpin [underpinned, underpinning, underpins]◼◼◻(To give support to) uphold [upheld, upholding, upholds]◼◼◻(to keep erect) |
