hold a charge

[PetiteDanone]

Bonjour!

Pourrez-vous SVP m'aider à traduire la phrase suivante:

The batteries won't hold a charge

Mon essai:

Les piles ne veulent pas tenir un/le courant

Is "tenir" the right word to use in this context?

Thanks in advance

 

[Quaeitur]

Tenir isn't the right translation for hold in this case. Unfortunately, I can't think of a similar word in French to say to hold a charge for a battery. The only thing that comes to mind is:
Les batteries ne restent pas chargées. (the batteries can't stay charged)

Also, pile = the small batteries that one buys in a supermarket for a cd player (like Duracel batteries). For a laptop, a cellphone, a car, etc. (any equipment that comes with a special battery), use the word batterie.

 

[PetiteDanone]

Merci!

It is definitely piles in this case!

 

[catheng]

je pense que l'on dirait :

Les piles/batteries ne tiennent pas la charge.