| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
keep [sth] in,
keep in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (repress, restrain: emotion, etc.) | réprimer⇒, contenir⇒, retenir⇒ vtr |
| | Tim could barely keep his excitement in as he told us the news. |
keep [sth] in,
keep in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (withhold, prevent from getting out) | garder⇒ vtr |
| | Tania was bursting to tell Audrey the secret, but somehow she managed to keep it in. |
| | Tania mourait d'envie de dire le secret à Audrey, mais elle a réussi à le garder. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| keep [sth] in check v expr | (control) | maîtriser⇒, contenir⇒, enrayer⇒ vtr |
| | The European Central Bank has kept inflation in check. |
| | La Banque Centrale Européenne a enrayé l'inflation. |
keep in contact,
stay in contact v expr | (stay in touch) | rester en contact loc v |
| | | garder le contact loc v |
| | My uncle and I stayed in contact after he moved to Australia. |
| | I'm sorry you have to leave but please keep in contact. |
| | Mon oncle et moi sommes restés en contact après son déménagement en Australie. // Je regrette que vous deviez partir mais restons en contact. |
keep in contact with [sb],
stay in contact with [sb] v expr | (stay in touch with [sb]) | rester en contact avec [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | New technologies make it easy to keep in contact with your customers. |
| | Les nouvelles technologies nous permettent de rester plus facilement en contact avec nos clients. |
| keep [sb/sth] in line v expr | (control, make conform) | faire obéir [qqn], mettre [qqn] au pas loc v |
| | | cadrer⇒ vtr |
| keep [sth] in line with [sth] v expr | (make conform) | aligner [qch] sur [qch] vtr + prép |
keep [sth] in mind,
bear [sth] in mind,
keep in mind that,
bear in mind that v expr | (remember [sth]) | ne pas oublier⇒ vtr |
| | | ne pas perdre de vue loc v |
| | | garder à l'esprit loc v |
| | Now, keep in mind that in May of 1929 the stock market hadn't crashed yet. |
| | N'oubliez pas qu'en mai 1929, le marché boursier ne s'était pas encore écroulé. |
keep [sb] in mind,
bear [sb] in mind v expr | (consider [sb] for [sth]) | ne pas oublier⇒ vtr |
| | If you ever need a cleaner, keep me in mind. |
| keep [sb] in suspense v expr | (make [sb] wait for [sth]) | tenir [qqn] en haleine loc v |
| keep [sb] in the dark v expr | figurative (not tell [sb] about [sth]) | cacher [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | | ne rien dire à [qqn] loc v |
| | She was surprised by the party, because her friends kept her in the dark when planning it. |
| | Elle a été surprise par la fête, parce que ses amis ne lui avaient rien dit quand ils la préparaient. |
| keep [sb] in the loop v expr | figurative, informal (keep [sb] informed) | tenir [qqn] au courant loc v |
| | | être tenu informé loc v |
| | (jargon professionnel) | être dans la boucle loc v |
| | My colleagues kept me in the loop while I was away. |
keep in the loop,
stay in the loop v expr | figurative, informal (keep informed) | rester au courant loc v |
| keep in touch v expr | informal (stay in contact) | rester en contact loc v |
| | Cousin Andrea kept in touch by sending packages from South America. |
| | Notre cousine Andrea est restée en contact avec nous en nous envoyant des colis d'Amérique du Sud. |
| keep in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (stay in contact with [sb]) | rester en contact avec loc v + prép |
| | | garder le contact avec loc v + prép |
| | Promise you'll keep in touch with us while you're away. |
| | Promets-nous de rester en contact avec nous quand tu seras parti. |
keep your hand in,
keep your eye in v expr | UK, informal (continue to practice) | garder la main loc v |
| | | ne pas perdre la main loc v |