Polyglot Dictionary

tenir sa langue

/tə.niʁ sa lɑ̃ɡ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
tient sa langue
past
a tenu sa langue
perfect
tenu sa langue

Meaning

  1. to hold one's tongue

    • Pour une fois, il tient sa langue.

      For once, he holds his tongue.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does tenir sa langue mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pour une fois, il tient sa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tenir sa langue?

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