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Tiens bon, ne lâche pas.
Hold on tight, don't let go.
To hold or grasp something.
Tiens bon, ne lâche pas.
Hold on tight, don't let go.
Conjugated: je tiens, tu tiens, il tient, nous tenons, vous tenez, ils tiennent.
Tenir à + noun/infinitive: to care about, to insist.
Je tiens à te remercier.
I insist on thanking you.
Tenir à = value; se tenir = behave, stand.
From Latin tenere (to hold).