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tenir à l'œil

French, verb/tə.ni.ʁ‿a l‿œj/

tenir à l'œil is a French verb meaning “to keep an eye on, to keep tabs on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avoir l’œil sur quelqu’un, surveiller toutes ses démarches”.

What does tenir à l'œil mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to keep an eye on, to keep tabs on

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Avoir l’œil sur quelqu’un, surveiller toutes ses démarches.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce tenir à l'œil?

  • /tə.ni.ʁ‿a l‿œj/
  • \tə.ni.ʁ‿a lœj\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.