un tenue

English translation: hold

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French term or phrase:tenue
English translation:hold
Entered by: Francis MARC

13:25 Oct 17, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
French term or phrase: un tenue
On a legal decree for guardianship of a child:

"Donne de nous, (name), a l'audience publique un tenue en la Chambre du conseil en presence de Madame..."
Mimi7
Local time: 14:21
... during the first public audience hold in the Council Chamber ...
Explanation:
"un" for No one (ot it is a typo)
"tenue" (participle from the verb "tenir")
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 22:21
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4... during the first public audience hold in the Council Chamber ...
Francis MARC
4Gives us, name, a public audience held in the Counsel Chamber
NancyLynn


  

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... during the first public audience hold in the Council Chamber ...


Explanation:
"un" for No one (ot it is a typo)
"tenue" (participle from the verb "tenir")

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Gives us, name, a public audience held in the Counsel Chamber


Explanation:
in the presence of Madame...

My colleague stated correctly above, une tenue is a participle of tenir -- PAST participle, hence `held`.
Counsel is legal; council is political.

Good luck!

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 16:21
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