tenere banco

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Italian

Verb

tenere banco

  1. to be the center of discussion, attention, etc.; to hold court
    • 2024 July 26, Milano-Cortina, Olimpiadi 2026 il sindaco Sala: "A Parigi per imparare, ma siamo messi bene" [Milano-Cortina, Olympics 2026 Mayor Sala: "In Paris to learn, but we are in a good place"]‎:
      Ma a tenere banco in questo caso è ovviamente la partita che vede coinvolta inter Milan e che secondo Sala arriverà a un momento della verità tra due o tre mesi al massimo.
      But to hold court in this case is obviously the game that will see inter Milan involved and that, according to Sala, will reach a moment of truth in at most two or three months.