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tenir le bon bout

  • \tə.niʁ lə bɔ̃ bu\

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Composé de tenir, bon et bout.

verb

  1. figuratively Être en bonne position. Le commissaire comprenait que ce n’était pas le moment de lancer la moindre parole en l’air, qu’il tenait le bon bout, mais que le plus petit faux pas lui ferait perdre l’avantage.

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"tenir le bon bout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/tenir%20le%20bon%20bout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tenir le bon bout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tenir%20le%20bon%20bout

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"tenir le bon bout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tenir%20le%20bon%20bout.

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@misc{tenir_le_bon_bout_2026,
  title = {tenir le bon bout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tenir%20le%20bon%20bout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}