tenir le coup

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

Conjugation

• see tenir

See also

• mordre sur sa chique