mind you, less temptation to jump in
As for tiens a ... yes, literally hold to. I say believe in because that is
the way I recall hearing it in France, a sort of strongly held belief. IE
je tiens a l'importance de la liberte dans la conditions humaine.
However, this is derived from context and it has been a while, so I could
be wrong as well.
Dana
Patrick Harkins writes:
> Thanks Dana,
>
> Btw nice to see you - I am on unpaid leave from the list as I can't really keep up with it.
> Yes, I agree - "move it" is a better translation of "bougez-vous". Though maybe it is too polite... I think the intention of the author is more emotion-laden...
> "tiens a" literally "hold to"? Probably the same root as "intend to" thus by extrapolation "wish to" or "seek to".... though I could be way off base...
>
> regards et amities,
>
> Patrick
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