How is the phrase se cramponner à translated from French to English

English translation
Hold onto
verb

Continuer à serrer quelque chose fermement.

To keep gripping something firmly.

Examples with “se cramponner à”

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  • Cramponne-toi à la barre pendant que le bus roule. — Hold onto the rail while the bus moves.

  • Conserve ton reçu. — Hold onto your receipt.

  • Elle s'est cramponnée à ma manche dans la foule. — She held onto my sleeve in the crowd.

  • Je conserve ces lettres depuis des années. — I've held onto these letters for years.

  • À quoi puis-je me cramponner ici ? — What can I hold onto here?

  • Pourquoi conserve-t-il autant de vieux meubles ? — Why does he hold onto so much old furniture?

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