Translation of "tenir la dragée haute" to English

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Dictionary translations for "tenir la dragée haute"

tenir la dragée haute verb

make pay dearly

Phrases with "tenir la dragée haute" (1)

se tenir la dragée haute - make pay dearly

Contexts with "tenir la dragée haute"

Je veux juste lui tenir la main. I just want to hold her hand.

Si je change de note, je ne peux pas tenir la hauteur. Il est préférable que nous partions sur la note d'origine et que je chante une octave plus basse. If I change key, I can't hold the pitch. It's better if we go with the original key, and I sometimes sing an octave lower.

Les États-Unis s'imaginent tenir la poignée du bâton. The U.S. thinks it is getting the short end of the stick.

L'amour est une dragée composée des souffrances de nombreux hommes. Love is a pill made from a great many people's sufferings.

Le lait bout à plus haute température que l'eau. Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.

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