tenir tête à

/tə.niʁ tɛt a/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
tient tête à
past
a tenu tête à
perfect
tenu tête à

Meaning

  1. to stand up to

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

Practice

1 What does tenir tête à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ tête à son patron.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tenir tête à?

verb

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