Usage examples of "tenir la dragée haute" in French with translation to English

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Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.
Si je change de note, je ne peux pas tenir la hauteur. Il est préférable que nous partions sur la note d'origine et que je chante une octave plus basse. If I change key, I can't hold the pitch. It's better if we go with the original key, and I sometimes sing an octave lower.
Les États-Unis s'imaginent tenir la poignée du bâton. The U.S. thinks it is getting the short end of the stick.
L'amour est une dragée composée des souffrances de nombreux hommes. Love is a pill made from a great many people's sufferings.
Le lait bout à plus haute température que l'eau. Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.
On doit tenir ses promesses. One must keep one's promises.
Ils ont utilisé un appareil photo à haute vitesse. They used a high-speed camera.
Tu dois tenir compte du fait qu´il est trop jeune. You must take into account the fact that he is too young.
L'opération à haute température réduit la durée de vie du lubrifiant. High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
Peux-tu tenir le délai ? Can you make the deadline?
Une plus grande demande pour du café de haute qualité a contribué à tirer les prix vers le haut. Greater demand for high-quality coffee has helped drive coffee prices higher.
Essaie de le tenir en échec. Try to keep it down.
Il fut exilé sur une île pour haute trahison. He was banished to an island for high treason.
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.
C'est la plus haute tour du Japon. This is the tallest tower in Japan.
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.
C'est la version haute définition. This is the HD version.
Nous devons tenir compte de sa mauvaise santé. We must allow for her poor health.
Tu auras une peine en quartier de haute sécurité. You'll have a hard time.
Même si tu es occupé, tu devrais tenir ta promesse. Even if you are busy, you should keep your promise.
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