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invite whoever

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2. relative pronoun

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► Pour les proverbes commençant par qui, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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   a. (sujet)

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► Lorsque qui ou qui est-ce qui sont sujets, ils se traduisent par who.

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• qui l'a vu ? who saw him?

• qui manque ? who's not here?

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► Notez l'emploi de which lorsqu'il y a choix entre plusieurs personnes.

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• qui d'entre eux saurait ? which of them would know?

• qui, parmi les candidats, pourrait répondre ? which of the candidates could reply?

► qui est-ce qui (sujet) who

• qui est-ce qui l'a vu ? who saw him?

• qui est-ce qui a téléphoné ? who phoned?► qui ça ? who?

• on me l'a dit -- qui ça ? somebody told me -- who?

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► Lorsque qui est objet, il se traduit par who dans la langue courante et par whom dans une langue plus soutenue.

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• qui a-t-elle vu ? who or whom (frm) did she see?

• elle a vu qui ? (inf) who did she see?

• je me demande qui il a invité I wonder who he has invited

► qui est-ce que ? who? whom? (frm)

• qui est-ce qu'il a embrassé ? who did he kiss?

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► Notez la place de la préposition en anglais: avec who et whose, elle est rejetée en fin de proposition.

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• à qui parlais-tu ? who were you talking to?

• à qui est ce sac ? who does this bag belong to?

• chez qui allez-vous ? whose house are you going to?

• de qui parles-tu ? who are you talking about?

• pour qui ont-ils voté ? who did they vote for? for whom (frm) did they vote?

► c'est à qui ? (possession) whose is it? ; ( = à qui le tour ?) whose turn is it?

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► Lorsque qui est sujet, il se traduit par who ou that quand l'antécédent est une personne.

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• je connais des gens qui se plaindraient I know some people who or that would complain

• un homme qui fait la cuisine a man who cooks

• j'ai rencontré Luc qui m'a raconté que... I met Luc, who told me that...

• les amis qui viennent ce soir sont américains the friends (who or that are) coming tonight are American

• moi qui espérais rentrer tôt ! and there I was thinking I was going to get home early tonight!

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► qui sujet se traduit par that ou which quand l'antécédent est un animal ou une chose.

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• prends le plat qui est sur la table take the dish that or which is on the table

• il a un perroquet qui parle he's got a parrot that or which talks

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► Lorsque la relative est en incise, on n'emploie jamais that.

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• Tom, qui travaille à la poste, me l'a dit Tom, who works at the post office, told me

• la table, qui était en acajou, était très lourde the table, which was mahogany, was very heavy

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► En anglais, le pronom relatif est parfois omis.

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► Notez la place de la préposition en anglais: avec who et whose, elle est rejetée en fin de proposition.

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• la personne à qui j'ai parlé the person I spoke to

• le patron pour qui il travaille the employer (that or who) he works for the employer for whom (frm) he works

   c. ( = celui qui) anyone who

• ira qui voudra anyone who wants to go can go

• pour qui s'intéresse à la physique, ce livre est indispensable for anyone who is interested in physics this book is indispensable

► c'est à qui ( = c'est à celui qui)

c'est à qui des deux mangera le plus vite each tries to eat faster than the other

• c'est à qui criera le plus fort each tries to shout louder than the other► à qui mieux mieux each one more so than the other ; (crier) each one louder than the other ; (frapper) each one harder than the other

► qui de droit

• « à qui de droit » "to whom it may concern"

• je le dirai à qui de droit I'll tell anyone it concerns

• je remercierai qui de droit I'll thank anyone that thanks are owed to► qui que ce soit anybody anyone

• j'interdis à qui que ce soit d'entrer ici I forbid anybody or anyone to come in here► qui vous savez

• cela m'a été dit par qui vous savez I was told that by you-know-who (inf)

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ki
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pronom interrogatif ( fonction sujet) who; ( fonction complément) whom

qui veut-elle voir? — who does she want to speak to?

à qui sont ces livres? — whose books are these?

de qui est ce roman? — who is this novel by?

dis-moi à qui tu penses — tell me who you are thinking about

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pronom relatif

1) ( fonction sujet) ( l'antécédent est un nom de personne) who; ( autres cas) that, which

le gouvernement qui a été formé par — the government (which was) formed by

le chien, qui m'avait reconnu... — the dog, which recognized me...

lui qui s'intéresse aux armes à feu devrait aimer cette exposition — interested in firearms as he is, he should enjoy the exhibition

toi qui pensais faire des économies! — and you were the one who thought you were going to save money!

celui qui a pris le livre aurait pu le dire — whoever took the book could have said so

2) ( fonction autre que sujet)

invitez qui vous voulez — invite whoever ou anyone you like

c'est à qui des deux criera le plus fort — each (one) is trying to shout the other down

quelqu'un en qui j'ai confiance — someone I trust

qui que vous soyez — whoever you are

qui que ce soit — whoever it is, anybody

je n'ai jamais frappé qui que ce soit — I've never hit anybody

qui que ce soit qui a fait cela — whoever (it was who) did that

qui que ce soit, je ne suis pas là — I'm not here for anybody

3) fml

les enfants étaient déguisés qui en indien, qui en pirate — the children were dressed up, one as an Indian, one as a pirate

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qui pronom interrogatif sujet se traduit par who: qui est-ce? = who is it?; qui a cassé la vitre? = who broke the window?; qui vous a reçu? who met you?

qui pronom interrogatif dans des fonctions autres que sujet se traduit par who ou whom: qui avez-vous rencontré? = who did you meet?; = whom did you meet?; qui vas-tu inviter? = who are you going to invite? La traduction avec whom appartient au registre de la langue écrite

Lorsque le pronom interrogatif est utilisé avec une préposition, deux cas sont possibles: avec qui voulez-vous un rendez-vous? = who do you want an appointment with?; = with whom do you want an appointment?; pour qui as-tu acheté cette montre? = who did you buy that watch for?; = for whom did you buy that watch? Voir la remarque ci-dessus concernant whom. Voir exemples supplémentaires et exceptions en I ci-dessous

qui pronom relatif sujet se traduit par who lorsqu'il remplace un nom de personne: je remercie ceux qui m'ont aidé = my thanks to those who helped me; j'ai rencontré Pierre qui m'a parlé de toi = I met Pierre who mentioned you; et par that ou which (ce dernier étant plus spécifique à l'anglais britannique) dans la plupart des autres cas: le vase qui était sur la table = the vase that ou which was on the table; le problème qui ralentit le projet the problem that ou which is holding back the project; les animaux qui sont tués pour leur fourrure animals that ou which are killed for their fur. Voir exemples supplémentaires et exceptions en II 1 ci-dessous

qui pronom relatif ayant une fonction autre que sujet et remplaçant un nom de personne se traduit par that, who ou whom, cette dernière traduction étant du domaine de la langue écrite: un ami en qui je peux avoir confiance = a friend that I can trust; = a friend who I can trust; = a friend whom I can trust. Le pronom relatif peut parfois être omis en anglais: = a friend I can trust

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1. pron relatif

1) (= personne: sujet) who

C'est André qui l'a vu. — It was André who saw him.

qui que ce soit — whoever it may be

2) (= personne: objet) who, whom soutenu

Amenez qui vous voulez. — Bring who you like., Bring whoever you like.

3) (= personne: après une préposition) whom

mes parents, sans qui je n'y serais pas arrivé — my parents, without whom I would never have succeeded

C'est la personne à qui j'ai parlé hier. — It's the person I spoke to yesterday., It's the person whom I spoke to yesterday.

4) (chose, animal) that, which

Le tableau qui ornait l'entrée a disparu. — The painting that was in the entrance hall has disappeared.

Donne-moi la veste qui est sur la chaise. — Give me the jacket that's on the chair.

qu'est-ce qui...? — what...?

Qu'est-ce qui est sur la table? — What's on the table?

Qu'est-ce qui te prend? — What's the matter with you?

2. pron interrogatif

1) (questions directes) who

Qui a téléphoné? — Who phoned?

qui est-ce que...? — who...?

Qui est-ce que tu as vu à cette soirée? — Who did you see at the party?

qui est-ce qui...? — who...?

Qui est-ce qui t'emmène au spectacle? — Who's taking you to the show?

2) (après une préposition) whom

Avec qui...? — Who with...?, With whom...?

À qui parlais-tu? — Who were you talking to?

À qui est ce sac? — Whose bag is this?

Chez qui allez-vous? — Whose house are you going to?

3) (questions indirectes) (sujet)

Je me demande qui est là. — I wonder who is there., (objet)

Elle ne sait à qui se plaindre. — She doesn't know who to complain to.

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A pron inter ( fonction sujet) who; ( fonction complément) whom; qui a fait ça? who did that?; qui ça? who's that?; qui va là? who goes there?; qui veut-elle voir? who does she want to speak to?; à qui sont ces chaussures? whose shoes are these?; de qui est ce roman? who is this novel by?; faites-moi savoir qui vous désirez rencontrer let me know who you wish to meet; dis-moi à qui tu penses tell me who you are thinking about; dites-moi avec qui vous voulez un rendez-vous tell me who you want an appointment with; sais-tu à qui sont ces lunettes? do you know whose glasses these are?

B pron rel

1 ( fonction sujet) ( l'antécédent est un nom de personne) who; ( autres cas) that, which; le gouvernement qui a été formé par the government (which was) formed by; le chien, qui m'avait reconnu, s'approcha de moi the dog, which recognized me, came up to me; lui qui s'intéresse aux armes à feu devrait aimer cette exposition since he is so interested in firearms he should enjoy this exhibition; toi qui pensais faire des économies! you were the one who thought you were going to save money!; celui qui a pris le livre aurait pu le dire whoever took the book could have said so; ceux qui n'ont pas fini pourront revenir demain those who haven't finished can come back tomorrow; que ceux qui ne sont pas d'accord lèvent le doigt let anyone who doesn't agree raise their hand; il y a quelqu'un qui veut vous parler there's someone here who wants to speak to you; est-ce vous qui venez d'appeler? was it you who called just now?; un homme apparut qui portait un chapeau a man appeared, wearing a hat;

2 ( fonction autre que sujet) invitez qui vous voulez invite whoever ou anyone you like; viens avec qui tu veux come with whoever you want; j'ai vu qui tu sais I saw you know who; c'est à qui des deux criera le plus fort each (one) is trying to shout louder than the other; quelqu'un en qui j'ai confiance someone I trust; quelqu'un sans qui on ne peut rien (faire) someone without whom one can do nothing; ce qui me plaît chez lui c'est son sens de l'humour what I like about him is his sense of humour^GB; je suis allé à la poste ce qui m'a pris un quart d'heure I went to the post office which took me a quarter of an hour;

3 qui que vous soyez whoever you are; qui que ce soit whoever it is, anybody; je n'ai jamais frappé qui que ce soit I've never hit anybody; qui que ce soit qui a fait cela whoever (it was who) did that; qui que ce soit, je ne suis pas là I'm not here for anybody;

4 fml les enfants étaient déguisés qui en indien, qui en pirate, qui en prince the children were dressed up, one as an Indian, one as a pirate, one as a prince.

[ki] pronom relatif

1. [représente une personne] who, that

il y a des gens qui aiment ça there are people who like that

toi qui connais le problème, tu pourras m'aider you who ou as you are acquainted with the problem, you can help me out

(après une preposition) whom, who

la personne à qui je l'ai prêté the person to whom I lent it (soutenu), the person I lent it to

il ne peut résister à qui lui fait des compliments he can't resist anyone who pays him compliments

c'est à qui aura le dernier mot each tries ou they all try to have the last word

les personnes au nom de qui ils ont agi the people in whose name they acted

l'amie par qui j'ai eu cette adresse the friend from whom I got this address (soutenu), the friend I got this address from

c'est rebutant pour qui n'est pas habitué it's disconcerting for somebody who isn't ou for whoever isn't used to it

[sans antécédent] whoever, anyone (who)

qui tu sais, qui vous savez you know who

il est allé chez qui tu sais hier soir he went to you know who's last night

2. [représente un animal] which, that

3. [représente une chose, une idée] which, that

le festival, qui débutera en mai the festival, which will start in May

donne-moi le magazine qui est sur la table give me the magazine (that) ou which is on the table

4. [après des verbes de perception]

je l'ai entendu qui se plaignait I heard him moaning

5. [formule de présentation]

le voilà qui pleure, maintenant! now he's crying!

6. [en corrélation avec 'que']

qui que tu sois, qui que vous soyez whoever you are ou you may be (soutenu)

qui que ce soit qui téléphone, répondez que je suis absent whoever phones, tell them I'm not here

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qui aime bien châtie bien spare the rod and spoil the child

qui ne dit mot consent silence is consent

qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf he that will steal a penny will steal a pound

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[ki] pronom interrogatif

1. [sujet ou attribut dans le discours direct] who

qui donc t'a frappé? who hit you?

qui est-ce qui en veut? who wants some?

c'est qui qui (familier) , qui c'est qui (familier) who

[objet dans le discours direct] who, whom (soutenu)

qui cherchez-vous? who are you looking for?

c'est à qui? whose is it, to whom does it belong? (soutenu)

à qui le tour? whose turn (is it)?

de qui parles-tu? who ou whom (soutenu) are you talking about?

qui est-ce que who, whom (soutenu)

qui est-ce que tu connais ici? who do you know around here?

à qui est-ce que je dois de l'argent? who do I owe money to?, to whom do I owe money? (soutenu)

2. [sujet dans le discours indirect] who

je ne vois pas qui pourrait t'aider I can't see who could ou I can't think of anyone who could help you

[objet dans le discours indirect] who, whom (soutenu)

sais-tu qui j'ai rencontré ce matin? do you know who I met this morning?

je ne me souviens pas à qui je l'ai donné I can't remember who I gave it to

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qui... qui locution correlative

(soutenu)

ils étaient déguisés, qui en Pierrot, qui en bergère they were in fancy dress, some as Pierrots, others as shepherdesses

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > qui

2 chi pron

[ki]
1) (interrogativo: soggetto) who, (oggetto) who, whom

non sapevo a chi rivolgermi — I didn't know who to ask

con chi desidera parlare? — who do you wish to speak to Brit o with Am ?

con chi parli? — who are you talking to?, to whom are you talking?

di chi è questo libro? — whose book is this?, whose is this book?

di chi stai parlando? — who are you talking about?

dimmi chi ti piace di più tra loro — tell me which of them you like best

ha telefonato non so chi per te — somebody or other phoned up for you

chi l'ha visto? — who saw him?

chi viene di voi? — which of you is coming?

chi hai visto? — who o whom did you see?

2) (relativo) whoever, anyone who

lo racconterò a chi so io — I know who I'll tell about it

lo riferirò a chi di dovere — I'll pass it on to the relevant person

esco con chi mi pare — I'll go out with whoever I like

so io di chi parlo — I'm naming no names

invita chi vuoi — invite whoever o anyone you like

chi arriva prima vince — whoever gets there first wins

3)

(indefinito) chi... chi... — some... some..., some... others...

i bambini hanno avuto i regali: chi dolci, chi giocattoli e così via — the children have had their presents: some got sweets, others toys and so on

chi dice una cosa, chi un'altra — some say one thing, some another

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(fraseologia) ride bene chi ride ultimo Proverbio — he who laughs last laughs longest Brit o best Am

si salvi chi può — every man for himself

chi si somiglia si piglia Proverbio — birds of a feather flock together

chi va piano va sano e va lontano Proverbio — more haste less speed

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > chi pron

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pron [ki]
1) (interrogativo: soggetto) who, (oggetto) who, whom

non sapevo a chi rivolgermi — I didn't know who to ask

con chi desidera parlare? — who do you wish to speak to Brit o with Am ?

con chi parli? — who are you talking to?, to whom are you talking?

di chi è questo libro? — whose book is this?, whose is this book?

di chi stai parlando? — who are you talking about?

dimmi chi ti piace di più tra loro — tell me which of them you like best

ha telefonato non so chi per te — somebody or other phoned up for you

chi l'ha visto? — who saw him?

chi viene di voi? — which of you is coming?

chi hai visto? — who o whom did you see?

2) (relativo) whoever, anyone who

lo racconterò a chi so io — I know who I'll tell about it

lo riferirò a chi di dovere — I'll pass it on to the relevant person

esco con chi mi pare — I'll go out with whoever I like

so io di chi parlo — I'm naming no names

invita chi vuoi — invite whoever o anyone you like

chi arriva prima vince — whoever gets there first wins

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(indefinito) chi... chi... — some... some..., some... others...

i bambini hanno avuto i regali: chi dolci, chi giocattoli e così via — the children have had their presents: some got sweets, others toys and so on

chi dice una cosa, chi un'altra — some say one thing, some another

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(fraseologia) ride bene chi ride ultimo Proverbio — he who laughs last laughs longest Brit o best Am

si salvi chi può — every man for himself

chi si somiglia si piglia Proverbio — birds of a feather flock together

chi va piano va sano e va lontano Proverbio — more haste less speed

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > chi

4 invitar

v.

1 to invite.

2 to pay.

invito yo it's my treat, this one's on me

invita la casa it's on the house

3 to excite, to stimulate, to execute a thing.

Invitar a uno a hacer algo to invite somebody to do something

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invitar

► verbo transitivo

1 to invite

■ a esta ronda invito yo this round is on me

■ invita la casa it's on the house

■ me invitó a una cerveza she bought me a beer

■ nos han invitado a cenar en un restaurante they are taking us out to dinner

■ me invitó a que pasara she invited me in

► verbo intransitivo

1 (incitar) to encourage; (a la violencia) to incite

■ esta piscina invita a bañarse the water is tempting

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verb

to invite

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VT

1) [gen] to invite

me invitó al cine — she invited me to the cinema

me invitó a Marbella — she invited me to go to Marbella

invito yo — it's on me

os invito a una cerveza — I'll buy o stand you all a beer

nos invitó a cenar (fuera) — she took us out for a meal

dio las gracias a los que lo habían invitado — he thanked his hosts

2) (=incitar) to invite

invitar a algn a hacer algo — to invite sb to do sth; [exhortando] to call on sb to do sth

invitar a algn a la violencia — to incite sb to violence

3) (=atraer) to entice

una frase que invita a comprar — a slogan which entices you to buy

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1.
verbo transitivo to invite

sin estar invitado — uninvited

invitar a alguien a algo — to invite somebody to something

te invito a una copa — I'll buy o get you a drink

esta vez te invito yo — this time it's my treat o it's on me

invitar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to invite somebody to + inf

me invitó a cenar — ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner; ( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner

la invitó a entrar — he invited her in
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invitar vi

a) persona

invito yo — it's on me o I'm buying

invita la casa — it's on the house

b) (liter) (incitar, animar)

la tranquilidad de la tarde invitaba al reposo — the tranquility of the evening invited relaxation (liter)

el mar invitaba a bañarse — the sea looked very inviting

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= invite.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

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* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a formar parte de un grupo = co-opt.

* invitar al peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

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1.
verbo transitivo to invite

sin estar invitado — uninvited

invitar a alguien a algo — to invite somebody to something

te invito a una copa — I'll buy o get you a drink

esta vez te invito yo — this time it's my treat o it's on me

invitar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to invite somebody to + inf

me invitó a cenar — ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner; ( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner

la invitó a entrar — he invited her in
2.
invitar vi

a) persona

invito yo — it's on me o I'm buying

invita la casa — it's on the house

b) (liter) (incitar, animar)

la tranquilidad de la tarde invitaba al reposo — the tranquility of the evening invited relaxation (liter)

el mar invitaba a bañarse — the sea looked very inviting

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= invite.

Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a formar parte de un grupo = co-opt.

* invitar al peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

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invitar [A1 ]

vt

to invite

se presentó allí sin estar invitado he turned up uninvited

invitar a algn A algo to invite sb TO sth

no lo invitaron a la boda they didn't invite him to the wedding

te invito a una copa I'll buy o get you a drink

esta vez te invito yo this time it's my treat o it's on me o I'm paying

invitar a algn A + INF or A QUE + SUBJ to invite sb to + INF

me invitó a cenar (en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner; (en un restaurante) she invited me out to dinner

la invitó a entrar he invited her in

la policía los invitó a desalojar el local ( euf); the police asked them o ( euph) invited them to leave the premises

invítalos a que se queden invite them to stay

■ invitar

vi

1

«persona»: ¿quieres una cerveza? invito yo do you want a beer? it's on me o I'm buying

invita la casa it's on the house

2 ( liter)

«calor/tranquilidad»: invitar A algo/ + INF: la tranquilidad de la tarde invitaba al reposo the tranquility of the evening invited relaxation ( liter)

el mar invitaba a bañarse ( liter); the sea looked very inviting

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invitar ( conjugate invitar) verbo transitivo
to invite;
invitar a algn a algo to invite sb to sth;
◊ te invito a una copa I'll buy o get you a drink;

invitar a algn a hacer algoor a que haga algo to invite sb to do sth.;
me invitó a cenar ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner;

( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner
verbo intransitivo [ persona]:
◊ invito yo it's on me, I'm buying;

invita la casa it's on the house
invitar verbo transitivo
1 to invite: hoy invitas tú, today it's on you ➣ Ver nota en invite 2 (incitar) el sol invita a vivir, the sunshine makes it good to be alive

' invitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confeccionar
- frescura
- convidar
- sacar
English:
ask
- ask back
- ask in
- ask out
- ask round
- invite
- round
- stand
- treat
- co-opt
- extend
- have
- put
- standing
- whoever

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invitar

♦ vt

1. [convidar]
invitar a alguien (a algo/a hacer algo) to invite sb (to sth/to do sth);

me han invitado a una fiesta I've been invited to a party;

me invitó a la playa she asked me to go the beach with her;

me invitó a entrar she asked me in

2. [pedir] to invite, to request;

la policía las invitó a desalojar la sala the police invited o requested them to leave the room

3. [pagar]
te invito it's my treat, this one's on me;

invitar a alguien a algo to buy sb sth [food, drink];

me invitó a una cerveza he bought me a beer;

te invito a cenar fuera I'll take you out for dinner

♦ vi

1. [pagar] to pay;

invito yo it's my treat, this one's on me;

invita la casa it's on the house

2.
invitar a algo [incitar] to encourage sth;

este sol invita a salir the sun makes you want to go out

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invitar

v/t

1 invite (a to)

2 ( convidar) treat (a to)

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invitar vt

: to invite

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invitar vb

1. (en general) to invite

me ha invitado a comer she's invited me to lunch

2. (pagar) to treat

nos invitó a todos a un helado he treated us all to an ice cream

¡invito yo! I'll get it! / it's on me!

Spanish-English dictionary > invitar

5 nor

izo. [ galderazkoa ]

1.

a. ( subjektua bada) who; \nor da? who is it?; \nor da hau? who's this?; \nor etorri da? who has come?; \nork daki? who knows?; \nork ikusi zituen? who saw them?; baina \nork gonbidatu \nor? Urrusolak Agirre ala Agirrek Urrusola? but who invited whom? Did Urrusolak invite Agirre or the other way around?

b. ( subjektua ez bada) who, whom formala. ; \nor ikusten duzu? {who || whom formala. } do you see?; \norekin etorri zinen? who did you come with? | with whom did you come? ; \nori eman zenizkion liburu horiek? who did you give those books to? | to whom did you give those books? formala. ; \nortaz hitz egin zuten who did they talk about? formala.

c. ( erretorika galderetan) who; \nor naiz, beraz, holako gauza eskatzeko? who am I to ask for such a thing

d. ( zeharkako galdera) who; ba al dakizu \nor naizen? do you know who I am?; ez dakit \nork egin duen I don't know who's done it; badakite \norekin ari diren they know who they're dealing with; han egoten dira, \nor ageriko they're usually there waiting for someome to show up; \nor den begiratzeke without looking who it is; \nor den ere whoever it is; \nor datorren ere whoever comes

2. ( bakoitza) each; \nor bere ostatu jakinean bezala like every one in his habitual tavern; \nork bere etxea babesteko for every one to protect their home | so that everyone can defend their home; \nori berea zor zaiona that which is due to each one; hiru lagun gonbidatu zituen aurkezleak, \nor baino \nor intelektualago three people were invited by the TV presenter with each one outdoing the other in playing the intellectual

3. (I) Arkaismoa. bainan \nork begiratzen baitu Haren hitza egiazki, hura baitan Jainkoaren amodioa kunplitu da but in him who truly defends His word, the love of God is fulfilled

4. \nor edo \nor somebody, someone; \nor edo \nor hiltzen denean when somebody dies; \nor edo \nork egingo du someone (or the other) will do it

5. ( \nor ere)

a. whoever; \nor ere beharretan baita whoever is in need; ezen \nork ere baitu hari emango zaio for if anyone has any, it will be given to him; \nori ere pot eginen baitiot, hura da if I'm going to kiss anyone, it's her; \nor gezurra erranen baitu, gaztigatua izanen da whoever lies will be punished; \nork bere laguna maite badu, laguntzen du whoever loves his friend, helps him

b. \nor ere baitzara, adiskidea, barkatu whoever you are, my friend, forgive me

6. \nor eta who but; \nor eta errege bera etorri zen the king himself came, no less | who should come but the king | the king, of all people, came; iraingarria da bere burua zibilizatutzat duen gizarte batentzat, \nortzuk eta zaharrek beren diru-sarrera urriak berdinduko dituen zerbaiten bila zakarrontzietan miaka ibili behar dutela jakitea it is insulting for a society that calls itself civilized to learn that old people, of all people, have to rummage through garbage cans in search of something that will supplement their meagre income

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > nor

6 k|to

pron. 1. (pytajny) who
- kto to (jest)? (wskazując) who’s this/that?

- kto to a. tam? (u drzwi) who is it?, who’s there?

- kto mówi? who’s speaking?

- kto ci o tym powiedział? who told you about it?

- „mam mnóstwo kłopotów” – „a kto ich nie ma?” ‘I’ve got so many problems’ – ‘who hasn’t?’

- dla kogo to kupiłeś? who did you buy this for?

- komu dałeś te kwiaty? who did you give those flowers to?

- kogo zaprosiłeś? who(m) did you invite?

- kim jest ta pani w czarnej sukni? who’s that lady in the black dress?

- z kim ona była? who was she with?

- o kim mówicie? who are you talking about?

- zgadnij, kogo wczoraj spotkałam guess who I met yesterday

- nie wiedziała, komu może zaufać she didn’t know who(m) to trust a. who(m) she could trust

- nie pamiętam, o kim rozmawialiśmy I don’t remember who we were talking about

- z kim mam przyjemność? książk. to whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? książk.

- komu to mówisz, przecież znam go lepiej niż ktokolwiek inny what are you telling me for?! a. why tell me about it? – I know him better than anyone

- kto jest kto a. kim who’s who

- Bóg wie a. diabli wiedzą kto God a. the devil knows who
2. (względny) (właśnie ten) who; (każdy) whoever
- ten, kto zgubił klucze the person who lost their keys

- zapytaj o to kogoś, kto się na tym zna ask someone who knows something about it

- kto zda egzamin, zostanie przyjęty whoever passes the exam will be accepted

- kto wiedziałby o miejscu pobytu zaginionego, proszony jest o zawiadomienie policji anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of the missing person is asked to contact the police książk.

- kto żyw everyone, everybody; one and all przest., pot.
3. (nieokreślony) someone, somebody; (w pytaniach) anyone, anybody
- poczuł się tak, jakby kto napluł mu w twarz he felt as if someone a. somebody had spat in his face

- nie ma kto a. komu herbaty zaparzyć there’s no one to make the tea

- mało a. rzadko kto hardly anyone a. anybody

- jak kto głupi like an idiot pot.

- (a) kogo to obchodzi? iron. who cares?

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > k|to

7 В-347

КАЖДЫЙ (ВСЯКИЙ) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ (КАЖДЫЙ (ВСЯКИЙ» ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ (ВСТРЁЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЁЧНЫЙ) all coll NP sing only (variants with каждый or всякий) usu. obj fixed WO
any person, everyone without discrimination ( usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question)

anyone and everyone
anybody and everybody one and all everyone who crosses one's path every stranger one meets (in limited contexts) (people) right and left (left and right) (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.
И еще очень важное он (Твардовский) требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! — иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не (Tvardovsky) had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people—or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

«У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу» (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: «Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?» (Максимов 3)....(Ivan) complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight7" (3a).

Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). Не believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре» (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-347

8 встречный и поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

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⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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9 встречный-поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > встречный-поперечный

10 всякий встречный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всякий встречный

11 всякий встречный и встречный-поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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12 всякий встречный и поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

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⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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13 всякий встречный-поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

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⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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14 каждый встречный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

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⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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15 каждый встречный и встречный-поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

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⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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16 каждый встречный и поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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17 каждый встречный-поперечный

• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll

[NP; sing only (variants with каждый or всякий; usu. obj; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):

- anyone and everyone;

- anybody and everybody;

- one and all;

- everyone who crosses one's path;

- every stranger one meets;

- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);

- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

     ♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).

     ♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).

     ♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).

     ♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).

     ♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).

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18 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

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