| tenir |
| 1. v. to have; to hold | |
| 2. v. to keep | |
| 3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect | |
| Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account. | |
| 4. v. to stay; to hold | |
| 5. v. to hold on | |
| Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots). | |
| 6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing | |
| Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner. | |
| 7. v. to behave | |
| Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself. | |
| 8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition | |
| Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight! | |
| Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope. | |
| 9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to | |
| 10. v. to hang out | |
| compte |
| 1. n-m. account (bank or user account) | |
| 2. n-m. count (the action of counting) | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of compter | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of compter | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of compter | |
| compter |
| 1. v. to count | |
| 2. v. to reckon, allow | |
| Pour se rendre jusque là, il faut compter deux bonnes heures. - To get there, it takes two good hours. | |
| 3. v. to include; to comprise, to consist of | |
| Je ne l'ai pas comptée dans le calcul. - I did not include it in the calculation. | |
| 4. v. to comprise, to consist of | |
| Une semaine compte 7 small - sept jours divisés en 24 small jours divisés en 24 small, vingt-quatre heures., A week consists of 7 days divided to 24 hours. | |
| 5. v. to matter | |
| La seule chose qui compte pour Jim, c'est d'être riche. - The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich. | |
| 6. v. (catenative) to intend, plan | |
| Tu comptes partir à quelle heure ? - At what time do you intend to leave? | |
| 7. v. to count on (+preo, sur, someone) | |
| Je compte sur toi ! - I'm counting on you! | |
| tenir compte |
| 1. v. (indtr, de) to take into account, to factor in | |
| Les stratégies que nous adoptons doivent tenir compte de ces facteurs. - The strategies we adopt need to take these factors into account. | |
| Si on tient compte du point de vue déterministe des sciences de la nature, tout phénomène a une cause déterministe. | |
