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tenu parole

kept one's promise

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phrase Rare #28,740
kept one's promise Used with avoir/être forms in the past: tenir parole means to keep a promise or do what you said you would do.
FR: Il a tenu parole et il est venu à l'heure.
EN: He kept his promise and came on time.

Tu n'as pas tenu parole.

You didn't keep your word.

— Malèna (2000)

J'ai tenu parole.

I kept my word.

Elle a tenu parole.

She kept her word.

Elles n'ont pas tenu parole.

They didn't keep their word.

Mary a promis de me faire un gâteau, mais elle n'a pas tenu parole.

Mary promised to bake me a cake, but she didn't keep her word.

Il a promis de venir mais n'a pas tenu parole.

He promised to come but didn't keep his word.

Il a tenu parole.

He kept his word.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Dan a tenu parole.

Dan kept his word.

Il n'a pas tenu parole.

He didn't keep his word.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Vous avez tenu parole.

You kept your word.

— Black (2005)

J'ai tenu parole, c'est votre tour.

I kept my word; now it's your turn.

— Black (2005)