Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tenir ça mort
English translation:
keep it quiet
Added to glossary by
Peter Freckleton
Mar 15, 2004 02:24
20 yrs ago
French term
Canada
16 years of experience, highly reliable
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
tenir ça mort
French to English
Other
Other
colloquialism
Il aurait dit au plaignant qu’il voulait “tenir ça mort”, tel que rapporté par le plaignant dans sa lettre du 9 octobre.
D’abord, l'officer avait décidé de “tenir ça mort”.On a recueilli les témoignages de quelques personnes qui étaient présentes lors de l’incident et constitué un dossier qu’on a transmis avec les recommandations de libérer le plaignant.
D’abord, l'officer avait décidé de “tenir ça mort”.On a recueilli les témoignages de quelques personnes qui étaient présentes lors de l’incident et constitué un dossier qu’on a transmis avec les recommandations de libérer le plaignant.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +5 | keep it quiet |
Peter Freckleton
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| 5 | go silent as a tomb |
zaphod
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| 5 -1 | "Tenir ça mort" = "Garder ça secret" |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 3 -1 | to report |
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
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Proposed translations
+5
3 hrs
Peter Freckleton
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Australia
I am a litigation attorney and linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
keep it quiet
not let it go any further
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, was having a block for some reason..."
-1
18 mins
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Canada
Canada
Canada
Strive For Excellence
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, French to Bulgarian, and 24 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
French term (edited):
tenir �a mort
to report
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to impute
français
anglais
tenir crime v.
impute an act as crime, to
Sous-entrée(s) :
quasi-synonyme(s)
imputer à crime v.
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to impute
français
anglais
tenir crime v.
impute an act as crime, to
Sous-entrée(s) :
quasi-synonyme(s)
imputer à crime v.
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Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: Désolé Yolanta. Cette fois, vous faites erreur ...
7 mins
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| agree |
Hacene
: have to agree with 1045
5 hrs
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| disagree |
NancyLynn
: désolée, effectivement un contre=sens
9 hrs
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-1
24 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French 
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
"Tenir ça mort" = "Garder ça secret"
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Note added at 2004-03-15 14:04:24 (GMT)
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Oops! I forgot the translation.
Keep this under your hat ... ie ... Don\'t spread it around ...
Keep this for yourself ...
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Note added at 2004-03-15 14:04:24 (GMT)
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Oops! I forgot the translation.
Keep this under your hat ... ie ... Don\'t spread it around ...
Keep this for yourself ...
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Hacene
: where is the English version?
5 hrs
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This has to remain secret. Keep this to yourself. Keep this under your hat. Don't spread it around. Keep this for yourself ...
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6 hrs
go silent as a tomb
stay tomblike / make like a mummy
check any number of "B" movie scripts from the 30's
check any number of "B" movie scripts from the 30's
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