| Analysis |
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| tenir |
| 1. v. to have; to hold |
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| 2. v. to keep |
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| 3. v. (intransitive) to stay; to hold |
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| 4. v. (reflexive, uncommon) to hold on |
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| Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots). |
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| tête |
| 1. n. head (part of the body) |
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| J'ai mal à la tête - I have a headache |
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| 2. n. head (leader) |
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| 3. n. (soccer) header |
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| 4. n. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study |
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| à |
| 1. Letter. A with grave accent, a letter used in French mostly to distinguish some homographs and in transliteration. |
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| 2. prep. to (destination) |
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| Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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| aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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| 3. prep. to (until) |
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