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Translation for 'to hold the floor' from English to French

	garder la parole	to hold the floor `[coll.]` `[fig.]`
	tenir le crachoir `[fig.]` `[monopoliser la parole]`	to hold the floor `[fig.]` `[monopolise the conversation]`
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	bourse le parquet	the floor
	danse se lancer sur la piste de danse	to take the floor
	passer la serpillière	to mop the floor
	passer la serpillière	to wash the floor
	danse faire un tour de valse	to waltz around the floor
	s'asseoir par terre	to sit on the floor
	anat. plancher `{m}` buccal	floor of the mouth
	à l'étage au-dessous `{adv}`	on the floor below
	à l'étage au-dessus `{adv}`	on the floor above
	avoir la parole	to have the floor `[coll.]` `[fig.]`
	dormir couché par terre	to sleep lying on the floor
	lessiver le plancher	to wash the floor with water
	prendre la parole	to take the floor `[coll.]` `[fig.]`
	La parole est à vous.	The floor is yours. `[fig.]`
	au premier étage `{adv}`	on the first floor `[Br.]`
	pol. exercer la présidence	to hold the presidency
	comm. exercer la présidence	to hold the chairmanship
	Ne quittez pas !	Hold the line!
	arch.constr. se trouver en étage	to be above the ground floor `[Br.]`
	donner la parole à qn. `[loc.]`	to give the floor to sb. `[idiom]`

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Translation for 'to hold the floor' from English to French

to hold the floor [coll.] [fig.]: garder la parole
to hold the floor [fig.] [monopolise the conversation]: tenir le crachoir [fig.] [monopoliser la parole]
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the floor: le parquetbourse
to take the floor: se lancer sur la piste de dansedanse
to mop the floor: passer la serpillière
to wash the floor: passer la serpillière
to waltz around the floor: faire un tour de valsedanse
to sit on the floor: s'asseoir par terre
floor of the mouth: plancher {m} buccalanat.
on the floor below: à l'étage au-dessous {adv}
on the floor above: à l'étage au-dessus {adv}
to have the floor [coll.] [fig.]: avoir la parole
to sleep lying on the floor: dormir couché par terre
to wash the floor with water: lessiver le plancher
to take the floor [coll.] [fig.]: prendre la parole
The floor is yours. [fig.]: La parole est à vous.
on the first floor [Br.]: au premier étage {adv}
to hold the presidency: exercer la présidencepol.
to hold the chairmanship: exercer la présidencecomm.
Hold the line!: Ne quittez pas !
to be above the ground floor [Br.]: se trouver en étagearch.constr.
to give the floor to sb. [idiom]: donner la parole à qn. [loc.]

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