Nov 16, 2006 00:05
17 yrs ago
English term

to keep a tight grip on sth

Homework / test English to French Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Eng - French.

Context: "he kept a tight grip on the story's shifting tone" (film review).

Thanks.

Proposed translations

21 hrs
Selected

maintenir un contrôle étroit de qqch

ou encore "garder étroitement la maîtrise de" ou une combinaison des deux
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1 hr

le contrôler / le maîtriser de près

to keep a tight grip on something = to have control of it
SOURCE: Robert & Collins Dict.

Il contrôla bien/ maîtrisa bien (il avait le contrôle en main sûre).
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8 hrs

Il a su bien maintenir

Une proposition

"Il a su bien maintenir le ton/style..."
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