"tenir en échec" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \tə.niʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿e.ʃɛk\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tenir en échec.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-O2-tenir en échec.wav
  1. Empêcher quelqu’un d’agir, de se déterminer.
    Sense id: fr-tenir_en_échec-fr-verb-W2FTGiiI Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: tenir encallat [common] (Catalan), nanijeti poraz (Croate)
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