tenir rigueur à

/tə.niʁ ʁi.ɡœʁ a/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
tient rigueur à
past
a tenu rigueur à
perfect
tenu rigueur à

Meaning

  1. to hold something against someone

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does tenir rigueur à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ne lui tenez pas ___ de son retard.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tenir rigueur à?

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