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Dictionary translations for "tenir pour acquis"

tenir pour acquis verb

take for granted

Contexts with "tenir pour acquis"

Je suis fier de le tenir pour ami. I'm proud to have him as a friend.

Un nain a beau se tenir sur une montagne, il n'en est pas plus grand pour cela. A dwarf may stand on a mountain, but it will not make him tall.

Les cuillères fendues ont un rôle particulier dans le rituel de l'absinthe. Elles sont utilisées pour tenir un morceau de sucre au-dessus d'un verre tandis qu'on le dissout dans sa boisson à l'aide d'eau froide. Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.

Elle lui a acheté un appareil photo qui est trop gros pour tenir dans sa poche de chemise. She bought him a camera that was too big to fit in his shirt pocket.

J'ai fait l'acquisition d'un cahier rouge pour tenir mon journal. I bought a red diary.

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