tenir lieu
French
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /tə.niʁ ljø/
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Verb
    
- (transitive with de) to serve as, to act as a substitute for
- Synonyms: servir de, faire office de
 
Derived terms
    
See also
    
- tenir la boutique (“to hold the fort”)
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