Usage examples of "tenir tête" in French with translation to English

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C'était assez couillu de ta part de tenir ainsi tête au patron. It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that.
On doit tenir ses promesses. One must keep one's promises.
Elle passa la tête par la fenêtre. She put her head out of the window.
Tu dois tenir compte du fait qu´il est trop jeune. You must take into account the fact that he is too young.
Ça peut te coûter la tête. It could cost you your head.
Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.
Passer du temps avec votre bien-aimé devrait être en tête de la liste de vos priorités. Spending time with your significant other should be high on your priority list.
Peux-tu tenir le délai ? Can you make the deadline?
Elle détourna la tête, de peur qu'il ne voie ses larmes. She turned her head away, lest he should see her tears.
Essaie de le tenir en échec. Try to keep it down.
Il finit en tête. He came out on top.
On ne devrait pas tenir les gens responsables de choses qu'ils ne sont pas en mesure de contrôler. You shouldn't hold people accountable for things they can't control.
Tout ça est dans votre tête. It's all in your head.
Les cuillères fendues ont un rôle particulier dans le rituel de l'absinthe. Elles sont utilisées pour tenir un morceau de sucre au-dessus d'un verre tandis qu'on le dissout dans sa boisson à l'aide d'eau froide. Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.
Ne t'y rends pas tête nue. Don't go without a hat.
Nous devons tenir compte de sa mauvaise santé. We must allow for her poor health.
Ses cheveux se dressèrent sur sa tête en voyant le fantôme. Her hair stood on end at the sight of a ghost.
Si je change de note, je ne peux pas tenir la hauteur. Il est préférable que nous partions sur la note d'origine et que je chante une octave plus basse. If I change key, I can't hold the pitch. It's better if we go with the original key, and I sometimes sing an octave lower.
Un médecin tenta de retirer la balle de la tête du président. A doctor tried to remove the bullet from the president's head.
Même si tu es occupé, tu devrais tenir ta promesse. Even if you are busy, you should keep your promise.
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