she holds
Je lui ai dit, mais elle tient à le garder.
I told her, but she insists on keeping it.
— Le Bateau (1981)
Elle tient ma fille, je l'ai sauvée des flammes !
She’s holding my daughter—I saved her from the flames!
— Guerre et Paix (1968)
Lui dis rien, elle tient pas sa langue.
Don't tell him, she can't keep her mouth shut.
— Tout sur ma mère (1999)
Elle tient plus de Disneyland que de Notre-Dame.
It's more like Disneyland than Notre-Dame.
— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)
She gets that from her father.
She takes after her mother.