ne tient pas

doesn't hold up

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phrase Rare #24,399
doesn't hold up Often used in negative expressions like ne tient pas debout, ne tient pas la route, or ne tient pas en place.
FR: Cette explication ne tient pas.
EN: That explanation doesn't hold up.

Ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route.

Your reasoning doesn’t hold up.

Il ne tient pas l’alcool.

He can't hold his liquor.

Il ne tient pas compte des conseils.

He doesn't take the advice into account.

Et pourquoi ça ne tient pas?

And why doesn't it hold?

— Parasite (2019)

Elle ne tient pas l'alcool.

She can't hold her liquor.

— The Big Sick (2017)

S'il ne tient pas toutes ses promesses.

If he doesn't keep all his promises.

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Il ne tient pas en place.

He can't stay still.

Son alibi ne tient pas.

His alibi doesn't hold up.

Ça ne tient pas la route.

That doesn't hold water.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Ta théorie ne tient pas la route.

Your theory doesn't hold water.

On ne tient pas un mois sans manger.

You can't go a month without eating.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Ton explication a l'air plausible, mais elle ne tient pas la route.

Your explanation sounds plausible, but it doesn’t hold up.

Il ne tient pas l'alcool!

He can't hold his liquor!

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Ça ne tient pas, ces raisons.

Those reasons don't hold water.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)