tenir le coup

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.niʁ lə ku/
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Verb

tenir le coup

  1. (nautical) to withstand the weather
  2. (informal, figuratively) to hang tough, to tough it out; to stick it out
    Synonym: tenir bon

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