tu ne tiens pas

you don't keep; you can't stand; you can't sit still; you don't care to

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you don't keep; you can't stand; you can't sit still; you don't care to The meaning depends on what follows: tenir ses promesses means “to keep one's promises,” tenir debout means “to stand,” tenir en place means “to sit still,” and tenir à means “to care to” or “to want to.”

FR: Tu ne tiens pas en place depuis ce matin.

EN: You haven't been able to sit still since this morning.

Tu ne tiens pas tes promesses.

You don't keep your promises.

Tu ne tiens pas debout, tu trembles !

You can't stand up, you're trembling!

— Chungking Express (1994)

Non, si tu ne tiens pas à venir.

No, if you don't want to come.

Tu ne tiens pas debout.

You can't stand up straight.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Si tu ne tiens pas tes promesses, les gens ne te prendront pas au sérieux.

If you don't keep your promises, people won't take you seriously.

Tu ne tiens pas en place.

You can't sit still.