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difficult to grip

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1 get etc a grip on oneself or something

expr infml

He got a grip on himself — Он взял себя в руки

I tried to keep a grip on my emotions, but it was difficult — Я пыталась сдержать свои чувства, но не смогла

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get etc a grip on oneself or something
2 slippery

['slɪpərɪ]
aggettivo

1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido

2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabroso

3) colloq. (untrustworthy) [ person] sfuggente

a slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo

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to be on the slippery slope — essere su una brutta china

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adjective

1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) scivoloso

2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) disonesto, ingannevole

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slippery /ˈslɪpərɪ/
a.

1 sdrucciolevole; scivoloso; viscido ( anche fig.): a slippery pavement, un marciapiede sdrucciolevole

2 (fam.) evasivo; sfuggente; disonesto; ingannevole; infido; privo di scrupoli; subdolo: a slippery customer, un tipo infido

3 (fam.) precario; incerto; instabile: a slippery situation, una situazione incerta (o precaria)

● (Austral.) slippery dip, scivolo ( gioco infantile) □ (autom.) «Slippery road» ( cartello), «attenzione con pioggia e gelo» □ a slippery subject, un argomento scabroso □ as slippery as an eel, sfuggente come un'anguilla □ (fig.) slippery slope, brutta strada; brutta china: The Earth is on the slippery slope to ecological disaster, la Terra sta scivolando lungo la china che porta al disastro ecologico.

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['slɪpərɪ]
aggettivo

1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido

2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabroso

3) colloq. (untrustworthy) [ person] sfuggente

a slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo

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to be on the slippery slope — essere su una brutta china

English-Italian dictionary > slippery
3 slippery

slippery [ˈslɪpərɪ]

adjective

a. [surface] glissant

• it's slippery underfoot le sol est glissant

• to be on the slippery slope être sur une pente savonneuse

b. ( = unreliable) he's a slippery customer c'est quelqu'un sur qui on ne peut pas compter

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['slɪpərɪ]
adjective

1) ( difficult to grip) [road, fish] glissant

2) ( difficult to deal with) [subject] délicat

a slippery customer — (colloq) un personnage suspect

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to be on the slippery slope — être sur une pente savonneuse

English-French dictionary > slippery
4 slippery

slippery adj

1 ( difficult to grip) [road, path, fish, material] glissant ;

2 ( difficult to deal with) [subject, situation] délicat ;

3 ○ ( untrustworthy) [person] fuyant ; a slippery customer ○ un personnage suspect.

Idiom

to be on the slippery slope être sur une pente savonneuse.

Big English-French dictionary > slippery
5 tight

1. adjective
1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) apretado; estrecho

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) apretado

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) riguroso, estricto

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) apretado

2. adverb
((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) bien cerrado; apretado

- - tight
- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt

tight adj

1. apretado

this belt is too tight el cinturón está demasiado apretado

2. ajustado / ceñido

tight trousers pantalones ajustados

this collar is too tight este cuello me aprieta mucho

tight

tr[taɪt]

adjective

1 (firmly fastened) apretado,-a, duro,-a

2 (taut) tensado,-a, tirante, tenso,-a; (chest) oprimido

3 (clothes) ajustado,-a, ceñido,-a

4 (not leaky) hermético,-a, impermeable

5 (hold) estrecho,-a, fuerte

6 (packed together) apretado,-a

7 (strict - schedule) apretado,-a; (- security) estricto,-a, riguroso,-a

8 familiar (mean) agarrado,-a, tacaño,-a

9 familiar (drunk) borracho,-a

10 (not easily obtainable) escaso,-a

11 (contest) reñido,-a

12 (bend) cerrado,-a

adverb

1 firmemente, fuerte

■ hold (on) tight! ¡agárrate fuerte!

■ close your eyes tight cierra bien los ojos

■ hold me tight abrázame fuerte

■ sit tight ¡no te muevas!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a tight squeeze estar apretados,-as

tight spot aprieto

tight ['taɪt] adv

tightly: bien, fuerte

shut it tight: ciérralo bien

tight adj

1) : bien cerrado, hermético

a tight seal: un cierre hermético

2) strict: estricto, severo

3) taut: tirante, tenso

4) snug: apretado, ajustado, ceñido

a tight dress: un vestido ceñido

5) difficult: difícil

to be in a tight spot: estar en un aprieto

6) stingy: apretado, avaro, agarrado fam

7) close: reñido

a tight game: un juego reñido

8) scarce: escaso

money is tight: escasea el dinero

tight

adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• bien cerrado adj.

• chupado, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• estanco, -a adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• hermético, -a adj.

• premioso, -a adj.

• prieto, -a adj.

• teso, -a adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

• tirante adj.

adv.

• firmemente adv.

n.

• traje de malla s.m.

I taɪt
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( fitting closely) <dress/skirt> ajustado, ceñido; (if uncomfortable, unsightly) apretado

b) (stiff, hard to move) <screw/bolt> apretado, duro

c) ( with nothing to spare) < margin> estrecho; < schedule> apretado

there's room for four, but it's a tight squeeze — caben cuatro, pero bastante apretados

to be on a tight budget — tener* un presupuesto muy limitado

money's tight — están (or estamos etc) apretados or escasos de dinero

d) ( close) <game/finish> reñido

e) ( restricted)

I can't breathe; my chest feels tight — no puedo respirar, siento una opresión en el pecho

2)

a) ( firm) < embrace> estrecho, apretado, fuerte

b) ( strict) <security/control> estricto

he keeps a tight hold on expenditure — mantiene estricto control sobre los gastos

3)

a) ( sharp) < bend> cerrado

b) ( closely formed) <knot/knitting> apretado

4)

a) ( taut) <cord/thread> tirante, tenso

b) ( not leaky) < seal> hermético

5) (difficult, problematic) < situation> difícil

6) (colloq)

a) ( mean) tightfisted

b) ( drunk) (pred) borracho, como una cuba (fam)

to get tight — emborracharse

II

adverb

hold (on) tight! — agárrate bien or fuerte!

screw the lid on tight — aprieta bien el tapón

sleep tight! — que duermas bien!

we'll have to sit tight and see what happens — vamos a tener que esperar a ver qué pasa

[taɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar tighter) (superl tightest)
1) [clothes, jeans] (=close-fitting) ajustado, ceñido; (=uncomfortably tight) apretado, estrecho

my shoes are too tight — me aprietan los zapatos

the hat was a tight fit — el sombrero quedaba muy apretado or muy justo

2) (=stretched out) [rope, skin] tirante

my skin feels tight — tengo la piel tirante, me tira la piel

to pull sth tight — tensar algo

- as tight as a drum

she has a body as tight as a drum — tiene el cuerpo firme como una piedra

- keep a tight rein on sth/sb
skin-tight
3) (=not loose) [screw, knot, curl] apretado; [seal] hermético; [embrace, grip] fuerte

his fingers were tight on Thomas's arm — le apretaba el brazo a Thomas fuertemente con los dedos

the insect curled up in a tight ball — el insecto se enroscó formando una pequeña bola

• to have a tight grip on sth — (on power, economy) ejercer un firme control sobre algo

to keep a tight grip on sth — (on finances, discipline) mantener un firme control de algo

• to have a tight hold of sth — tener algo bien agarrado

to keep a tight hold of sth — agarrar algo con fuerza

• it was a tight squeeze in the lift — íbamos muy apretados or apiñados en el ascensor

- keep a tight lid on sth
airtight, watertight
4) (=tense) [voice, throat, smile] tenso; [muscle] tenso, tirante

my chest feels tight — siento una opresión en el pecho

5) (=strict) [schedule] apretado; [budget] ajustado, limitado; [control] estricto

security will be tight — habrá fuertes medidas de seguridad

6) (=close-knit) [group, community] muy unido

7) (=sharp) [bend] cerrado

to make a tight turn — girar bruscamente, dar un giro brusco

8) * (=scarce) [space, resources] limitado, escaso

things were tight during the war — el dinero era escaso durante la guerra

when we first got married money was tight — al principio de casarnos estábamos bastante escasos de dinero

9) * (=difficult) [situation] apurado, difícil

- be in a tight corner or spot

10) (=close) [competition, match] reñido

11) * (=drunk) mamado *, tomado (LAm) *

to get tight — agarrarse una moña *, cogérsela *

12) * (=tight-fisted) agarrado *

2.

ADV [hold, grip] bien, con fuerza; [squeeze] con fuerza; [shut, seal, tie] bien

• hold (on) tight! — ¡agárrate or sujétate bien!, ¡agárrate or sujétate fuerte!

• to be packed tight (with sth) — estar lleno hasta arriba (de algo) *, estar abarrotado (de algo) *

to sit tight —

do we just sit tight while thousands of people are dying? — ¿vamos a quedarnos cruzados de brazos or sin hacer nada mientras mueren miles de personas?

- sleep tight!

3.

CPD

tight end N — (US) tight end m (en fútbol americano)

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I [taɪt]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( fitting closely) <dress/skirt> ajustado, ceñido; (if uncomfortable, unsightly) apretado

b) (stiff, hard to move) <screw/bolt> apretado, duro

c) ( with nothing to spare) < margin> estrecho; < schedule> apretado

there's room for four, but it's a tight squeeze — caben cuatro, pero bastante apretados

to be on a tight budget — tener* un presupuesto muy limitado

money's tight — están (or estamos etc) apretados or escasos de dinero

d) ( close) <game/finish> reñido

e) ( restricted)

I can't breathe; my chest feels tight — no puedo respirar, siento una opresión en el pecho

2)

a) ( firm) < embrace> estrecho, apretado, fuerte

b) ( strict) <security/control> estricto

he keeps a tight hold on expenditure — mantiene estricto control sobre los gastos

3)

a) ( sharp) < bend> cerrado

b) ( closely formed) <knot/knitting> apretado

4)

a) ( taut) <cord/thread> tirante, tenso

b) ( not leaky) < seal> hermético

5) (difficult, problematic) < situation> difícil

6) (colloq)

a) ( mean) tightfisted

b) ( drunk) (pred) borracho, como una cuba (fam)

to get tight — emborracharse

II

adverb

hold (on) tight! — agárrate bien or fuerte!

screw the lid on tight — aprieta bien el tapón

sleep tight! — que duermas bien!

we'll have to sit tight and see what happens — vamos a tener que esperar a ver qué pasa

English-spanish dictionary > tight
6 hold

{hould}
I. 1. държа, държа се
to HOLD hands държим си ръцете
to HOLD oneself well имам хубава стойка, държа се изправено
a glue that HOLDs лепило, което държи/лепи добре
2. поддържам, крепя, държа здраво
подпирам (u с up), издържам
3. задържам, удържам (позиция, неприятел и пр.), държа се, не отстъпвам
to HOLD the fort владея/държа крепостта, прен. удържам фронта, временно спасявам положението
to HOLD one's way/course държа същата посока, следвам курса си
4. имам сила, в сила съм, важа
does your offer still HOLD? предложението ти важи ли още? the same HOLDs good/true for/in respect of същото важи за
5. притежавам, имам, владея, заемам (длъжност и пр.), имам (звание, титла)
to HOLD a medal носител съм на медал/орден
to HOLD a professorship професор съм
6. съдържам, побирам
car that HOLDs five people петместна кола
7. държа, привличам, завладявам (човек, внимание и пр.)
to HOLD the stage държа вниманието на публиката (за артист), задържам се, играя се дълго (за пиеса), предмет съм на разговори
8. държа се, задържам се, трая
if your luck HOLDs ако не ти изневери щастието/късметът
9. спирам, задържам, преча, попречвам
въздържам (се) (и с back, up, in)
to HOLD one's fire воен. не стрелям, не откривам огън
to HOLD one's tongue/mouth/peace държа си езика, мълча си, трая си
HOLD your jaw/noise! дръж си езика! млъкни! there's no HOLDing him не можеш да го спреш, неудържим е
10. постоянствувам, непоклатим/верен съм, държа (на обещание и пр.), упорству вам
11. държа, задържам (в плен и пр.)
12. провеждам, организирам (събрание, избори и пр.), давам (прием и пр.)
to HOLD intercourse with поддържам връзки с
13. поддържам (мнение, теория), на мнение съм, смятам, считам, мисля, твърдя
to HOLD a belief смятам, считам, вярвам
to HOLD someone to lie a fool считам някого за глупак
to HOLD someone responsible смятам/считам/държа някого отговорен
14. празнувам, тача, спазвам (обичай, празник)
to HOLD someone dear някой ми е скъп/мил
to HOLD something lightly не ценя нещо
to HOLD someone in respect/estimation уважавам/отнасям се с уважение към някого
to HOLD someone in abhorrence/abomination изпитвам отвращение към някого
to HOLD someone to his word/promise карам/принуждавам някого да изпълни обещанието си
to be left HOLDing the bag/the baby оставам на сухо, опирам пешкира
hold against разг.
to HOLD something against someone сърдя се някому/обвинявам някого за нещо
hold back спирам, задържам (тълпа, сълзи и пр.), обуздавам
спъвам, преча на (развитие, напредък и пр.) (from)
въздържам се, колебая се, дърпам се (from something, from doing something), държа се настрана, скривам, премълчавам, забавям
hold by придържам се о/към, вслушвам се в, следвам (съвет)
hold down натискам, прен. потискам
II. 1. хващане, задържане
to have HOLD of държа
to keep HOLD of someone /something задържам/не изпускам/вкопчвам се в някого/нещо
to get HOLD of придобивам, свързвам се/сдобивам се с, влияя силно на
to catch/grip/take/lay/grab/scize HOLD of хващам здраво, сграбчвам
to take HOLD установявам се, затвърдявам се (за мнение и пр.)
a book difficult to get HOLD of книга, която трудно се намира
to slip from someone's HOLD измъквам се/изплъзвам се от ръцете на някого
to leave/lose HOLD of пускам, изпущам
to lose one's HOLD on reality губя чувство за реалност
2. власт, контрол, авторитет, влияние
to have a HOLD on/over someone имам власт/влияние върху/над някого
to take HOLD of oneself овладявам се, стягам се
to maintain a HOLD воен. владея
3. дръжка, място за хващане/стъпване (на скала и пр.)
4. ост. затвор, укрепено място, крепост
5. ам. разбиране
to get HOLD of what is happening схващам какво става
6. Бокс хватка
with no HOLDs barred без спазване на всякакви правила (при борба)
7. муз. фермата
III. 1. мор. трюм
2. ам. ав. помещение за багаж

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{hould} v (held {held}) 1. държа; държа се; to hold hands държим (2) {'hould} n 1. хващане, задържане; to have hold of държа; to kee{3} {'hould} n 1. мор. трюм; 2. ам. ав. помещение за багаж.

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хватка; хващане; съдържам; спирам; трюм; удържам; провеждам; притежавам; власт; владея; въздържам се; дръжка; дръж; задържам; задържане; държа; крепя; контрол;

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1. 1 държа, задържам (в плен и пр.) 2. 1 поддържам (мнение, теория), на мнение съм, смятам, считам, мисля, твърдя 3. 1 празнувам, тача, спазвам (обичай, празник) 4. 1 провеждам, организирам (събрание, избори и пр.), давам (прием и пр.) 5. a book difficult to get hold of книга, която трудно се намира 6. a glue that holds лепило, което държи/лепи добре 7. car that holds five people петместна кола 8. does your offer still hold? предложението ти важи ли още? the same holds good/true for/in respect of същото важи за 9. hold against разг 10. hold back спирам, задържам (тълпа, сълзи и пр.), обуздавам 11. hold by придържам се о/към, вслушвам се в, следвам (съвет) 12. hold down натискам, прен. потискам 13. hold your jaw/noise! дръж си езика! млъкни! there's no holding him не можеш да го спреш, неудържим е 14. i. държа, държа се 15. if your luck holds ако не ти изневери щастието/късметът 16. ii. хващане, задържане 17. iii. мор. трюм 18. to be left holding the bag/the baby оставам на сухо, опирам пешкира 19. to catch/grip/take/lay/grab/scize hold of хващам здраво, сграбчвам 20. to get hold of what is happening схващам какво става 21. to get hold of придобивам, свързвам се/сдобивам се с, влияя силно на 22. to have a hold on/over someone имам власт/влияние върху/над някого 23. to have hold of държа 24. to hold a belief смятам, считам, вярвам 25. to hold a medal носител съм на медал/орден 26. to hold a professorship професор съм 27. to hold hands държим си ръцете 28. to hold intercourse with поддържам връзки с 29. to hold one's fire воен. не стрелям, не откривам огън 30. to hold one's tongue/mouth/peace държа си езика, мълча си, трая си 31. to hold one's way/course държа същата посока, следвам курса си 32. to hold oneself well имам хубава стойка, държа се изправено 33. to hold someone dear някой ми е скъп/мил 34. to hold someone in abhorrence/abomination изпитвам отвращение към някого 35. to hold someone in respect/estimation уважавам/отнасям се с уважение към някого 36. to hold someone responsible смятам/считам/държа някого отговорен 37. to hold someone to his word/promise карам/принуждавам някого да изпълни обещанието си 38. to hold someone to lie a fool считам някого за глупак 39. to hold something against someone сърдя се някому/обвинявам някого за нещо 40. to hold something lightly не ценя нещо 41. to hold the fort владея/държа крепостта, прен. удържам фронта, временно спасявам положението 42. to hold the stage държа вниманието на публиката (за артист), задържам се, играя се дълго (за пиеса), предмет съм на разговори 43. to keep hold of someone /something задържам/не изпускам/вкопчвам се в някого/нещо 44. to leave/lose hold of пускам, изпущам 45. to lose one's hold on reality губя чувство за реалност 46. to maintain a hold воен. владея 47. to slip from someone's hold измъквам се/изплъзвам се от ръцете на някого 48. to take hold of oneself овладявам се, стягам се 49. to take hold установявам се, затвърдявам се (за мнение и пр.) 50. with no holds barred без спазване на всякакви правила (при борба) 51. Бокс хватка 52. ам. ав. помещение за багаж 53. ам. разбиране 54. власт, контрол, авторитет, влияние 55. въздържам (се) (и с back, up, in) 56. въздържам се, колебая се, дърпам се (from something, from doing something), държа се настрана, скривам, премълчавам, забавям 57. дръжка, място за хващане/стъпване (на скала и пр.) 58. държа се, задържам се, трая 59. държа, привличам, завладявам (човек, внимание и пр.) 60. задържам, удържам (позиция, неприятел и пр.), държа се, не отстъпвам 61. имам сила, в сила съм, важа 62. муз. фермата 63. ост. затвор, укрепено място, крепост 64. поддържам, крепя, държа здраво 65. подпирам (u с up), издържам 66. постоянствувам, непоклатим/верен съм, държа (на обещание и пр.), упорству вам 67. притежавам, имам, владея, заемам (длъжност и пр.), имам (звание, титла) 68. спирам, задържам, преча, попречвам 69. спъвам, преча на (развитие, напредък и пр.) (from) 70. съдържам, побирам
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hold [hould] I. v (held [held]) 1. държа; държа се; to \hold aloof държа се настрана; to \hold hands държим си ръцете; to \hold o.s. държа се изправен; 2. поддържам, крепя, държа здраво, подпирам (и с up); издържам; a glue that \hold s лепило, което държи (лепи) добре; 3. задържам, удържам (позиция, неприятел и пр.); постоянствам; непоклатим, верен съм; държа (на обещание и пр.); упорствам; to \hold by (to) o.'s opinion ( decision) не отстъпвам от мнението (решението) си; \hold the road държа пътя, владея автомобила (особено при хлъзгав път и при завои); to \hold o.'s ground държа се здраво (твърдо), не отстъпвам позициите си; to \hold o.'s own не отстъпвам, държа на своето, пазя достойнството си; пазя самообладание; to \hold o.'s head above ( the) water държа се, не потъвам; свързвам двата края; to \hold the fort владея (държа) крепост; разг. (временно) спасявам положението; 4. имам сила, в сила съм, важа; does your offer still \hold? предложението ти важи ли още? обикн. to \hold good ( true): the same \holds good for ( in respect of) същото важи и за; the bet \holds good басът е валиден; 5. притежавам, имам; владея; заемам (длъжност и пр.); имам (звание, титла); to \hold a medal носител съм на медал (орден); to \hold a professorship професор съм; to \hold sway имам власт, владея, господствам, царувам ( over); 6. съдържам, побирам; a carriage that \holds five people кола за пет човека; who knows what the future \holds? знае ли някой какво ще донесе (крие) бъдещето; 7. държа, привличам, завладявам (човек, внимание и пр.); to \hold the stage задържам (приковавам) вниманието на публиката (за артист); задържам се, играя се дълго (за пиеса); предмет съм на разговори; to \hold in suspense държа в напрежение; to \hold in awe внушавам страх (благоговение); 8. държа се, задържам се, трая (за време); if your luck \holds ако продължи да ти върви; 9. спирам; преча, попречвам, възпрепятствам; въздържам (се) (и с back, up, in); to \hold in check сдържам, спирам, възпирам, контролирам, владея, обуздавам; to \hold o.'s breath спирам, затаявам дъх; to \hold the car ( with the breaks) спирам (заковавам) колата със спирачки; to \hold a rein (on) задържам, стягам юздите; \hold! спри! чакай! \hold hard! спри! почакай! (за малко); to \hold in hand държа в ръцете си (в подчинение); обуздавам; възпирам; to \hold o.s. in hand сдържам се, не се издавам, владея се, контролирам се; to \hold o.'s hand(s) въздържам се; забавям наказание; \hold your tongue ( mouth, jaw, noise, peace) дръж си езика! не приказвай много! престани! мълчи (си)! трай си! there is no \holding him не можеш да го спреш, неудържим е; 10. задържам; to \hold s.o. prisoner (ост. captive) държа някого в плен; he was held on a charge of a theft той беше задържан за кражба; 11. провеждам, водя; to \hold a meeting правя (организирам) събрание; to \hold elections провеждам избори; to \hold (a) court 1) юрид. заседавам (за съд); 2) давам прием (за монарх); to \hold a feast пирувам, гуляя; to \hold intercourse with s.o. разговарям, поддържам връзки с някого; 12. имам, питая; to \hold a belief смятам, считам, вярвам; to \hold ( the view) that смятам, че; на мнение съм, че; to \hold strange opinion имам странни възгледи; 13. поддържам, на мнение съм; считам, смятам, мисля; I \hold that it is so поддържам, че е така; I \hold him to be a fool считам го за глупак; to \hold s.o. responsible държа някого отговорен; to \hold s.th. lightly не приемам нещо на сериозно; to \hold dear скъп ми е, мил ми е; to \hold cheap не ценя, не зачитам; to \hold s.o. in respect ( esteem, estimation) уважавам, отнасям се с уважение към някого; to \hold s.o. in reverence ( honour) уважавам, почитам (благоговея пред) някого; ценя високо; to \hold s.o. in awe изпитвам страх (благоговение); to \hold s.o. in abhorrence ( abomination) изпитвам отвращение към някого; 14. пазя, празнувам, тача (традиция, празник, обичай); • to \hold a brief for s.o. юрид. 1) водя дело на някого (за адвокат); 2) прен. защитавам някого, подкрепям някого, държа неговата страна; to \hold o.'s seat не ставам, оставам седнал; прен. бивам преизбран в парламент; to \hold by the ears държа здраво в ръцете си, имам голямо влияние над; to \hold in store for s.o. предназначавам за; обещавам на някого; to \hold in trust съхранявам, пазя, запазвам; to \hold to ransom искам откуп за; to \hold trumps прен. имам всички преимущества, в изгодно положение съм; to \hold water 1) издържам критика, изпитание; 2) логичен, убедителен съм; \hold your horses не се вълнувай, не бързай; II. n 1. хващане, задържане; хватка; to have ( keep) \hold of държа, владея; to get \hold of придобивам, получавам; to catch ( grip, take, lay) \hold of хващам здраво, сграбчвам; a book difficult to get \hold of книга, която трудно се намира; to slip from s.o.'s \hold измъквам се от ръцете на някого; to leave ( lose) \hold of пускам, отпускам, изпускам; to lose o.'s \hold on reality губя чувството за реалност; 2. власт, контрол; авторитет, влияние; to have a \hold on ( over) s.o. имам власт (влияние) върху (над) някого; to get \hold of s.o. влияя силно на някого; to maintain a \hold воен. завладявам, владея; 3. дръжка, ръкохватка; нещо за захващане; the rock affords no \hold for hand or foot скалата не дава никаква възможност за катерене; 4. ост. затвор; килия; укрепено място; крепост, кале (обикн. stronghold); 5. муз., ост. пауза; • to put on \hold оставям настрана (за по-късно ползване); no \holds barred без правила, всичко е разрешено; to take \hold ам. започвам да действам; вземам активно участие, участвам активно. III. [hould] n мор. трюм; хамбар, склад.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > hold
7 relax

rə'læks
verb

1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) relajar(se)

2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) relajar, suavizar

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- relaxation

relax vb

1. descansar

I like to relax at the weekend me gusta descansar el fin de semana

2. relajar

relax, there's nothing to worry about relájate, no hay por qué preocuparse

relax sustantivo masculino relaxation
relax sustantivo masculino relaxation
un momento de relax, a break ' relax' also found in these entries: Spanish: expansionarse - flexibilizar - relajar - relajarse - respirar - explayarse - liberalizar - relajo - tranquilo English: dishwasher - highly-strung - lie back - relax - sit back - relaxation - rest

relax

tr[rɪ'læks]

transitive verb

1 (gen) relajar

2 (grip, hold) aflojar

3 (rules, control) suavizar, relajar

intransitive verb

1 (gen) relajarse

2 (grip, hold) aflojarse

relax [ri'læks] vt

: relajar, aflojar

relax vi

: relajarse

relax

v.

• ablandar v.

• aflojar v.

• amainar v.

• cejar v.

• descansar v.

• relajarse v.

• suavizar v.

rɪ'læks
1.

intransitive verb relajarse

relax, I'll take care of everything — quédate tranquilo que yo me encargo de todo

2.

vt relajar

she relaxed her grip — sujetó con menos fuerza

[rɪ'læks]
1.

VT [+ person, body, part of body] relajar; [+ discipline, rules, controls] relajar; [+ standards] dejar que bajen

to relax one's muscles — relajar los músculos

to relax one's grip or hold on sth — dejar de agarrarse de or a algo tan apretadamente, soltar algo; (fig) ejercer menor control sobre algo

2. VI

1) [person] (=rest, lose inhibitions) relajarse; (=calm down) relajarse, tranquilizarse; (=amuse oneself) esparcirse, expansionarse

I like to relax with a book — me gusta relajarme leyendo

relax! everything's fine — ¡tranquilízate! todo está bien

we relaxed in the sun of Majorca — nos relajamos bajo el sol de Mallorca

I find it difficult to relax with her — me resulta difícil estar relajado cuando estoy con ella

2) [person, body, muscles] relajarse

his face relaxed into a smile — relajó la cara y sonrió

we must not relax in our efforts — es preciso no cejar en nuestros esfuerzos

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[rɪ'læks]
1.

intransitive verb relajarse

relax, I'll take care of everything — quédate tranquilo que yo me encargo de todo

2.

vt relajar

she relaxed her grip — sujetó con menos fuerza

English-spanish dictionary > relax
8 clutch

1. verb
1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) agarrar

2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) apretar

2. noun
1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) dominio

2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) embrague

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- clutch at straws

clutch vb agarrar / estrechar

she clutched her bag agarró el bolso

clutch /'klʊtʃ/ sustantivo masculino (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven) clutch ' clutch' also found in these entries: Spanish: aferrarse - clavo - embrague - nidada - clotch - embragar - pedal - sobre English: clutch - disengage - engage - straw - release - slip

clutch

tr[klʌʧ]

noun

1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL embrague nombre masculino

2 (grasp, grip) agarrón nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (seize) agarrar; (hold tightly) estrechar, apretar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall into somebody's clutches caer en las garras de alguien

to clutch at straws aferrarse a cualquier cosa

to let in the clutch SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL embragar

to let out the clutch SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL desembragar

clutch bag cartera

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clutch

tr[klʌʧ]

noun

1 (of eggs) nidada

clutch ['klʌʧ] vt

: agarrar, asir

clutch vi

to clutch at : tratar de agarrar

clutch n

1) grasp, grip: agarre m, apretón m

2) : embrague m, clutch m (de una máquina)

3) clutches npl

: garras fpl

he fell into their clutches: cayó en sus garras

clutch

n.

• apresamiento s.m.

• embrague (Automóvil) s.m.

• uña s.f.

v.

• agarrafar v.

• agarrar v.

• empuñar v.

klʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) clutches pl garras fpl

to be in/fall into somebody's/something's clutches — estar*/caer* en las garras de alguien/algo

b) (difficult, crucial situation) (AmE)

in the clutch — (colloq) en las emergencias; (before n)

clutch situation — situación f de emergencia

2)

a) ( device) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)

b) clutch (pedal) (pedal m del) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)

to let out the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague

3)

a) ( of eggs) nidada f

b) (group, bunch) puñado m

II
1.

transitive verb tener* firmemente agarrado

she clutched the child to her breast — estrechó or apretó al niño contra su pecho

2.

vi

to clutch AT something — tratar de agarrarse de algo

I [klʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (Aut) embrague m, cloche m (LAm); (=pedal) (pedal m del) embrague m or cloche m

to let the clutch in — embragar

to let the clutch out — desembragar

2) (=grasp)

to make a clutch at sth — tratar de agarrar algo

to fall into sb's clutches — caer en las garras de algn

to get sth out of sb's clutches — hacer que algn ceda la posesión or se desprenda de algo

3) (US) * (=crisis) crisis f inv

2.

VT (=catch hold of) asir, agarrar (esp LAm); (=hold tightly) apretar, agarrar

she clutched my arm and begged me not to go — se me agarró al brazo y me suplicó que no me marchara

3.

VI

to clutch at — tratar de agarrar; (fig) aferrarse a

he clutched at my hand — trató de agarrarme la mano

to clutch at a hope — aferrarse a una esperanza

- clutch at straws

4.

CPD

clutch bag N — bolso m (sin asas)

clutch pedal N — [of car] (pedal m del) embrague m

II

[klʌtʃ]
N [of eggs] nidada f
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[klʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) clutches pl garras fpl

to be in/fall into somebody's/something's clutches — estar*/caer* en las garras de alguien/algo

b) (difficult, crucial situation) (AmE)

in the clutch — (colloq) en las emergencias; (before n)

clutch situation — situación f de emergencia

2)

a) ( device) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)

b) clutch (pedal) (pedal m del) embrague m, clutch m (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven)

to let out the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague

3)

a) ( of eggs) nidada f

b) (group, bunch) puñado m

II
1.

transitive verb tener* firmemente agarrado

she clutched the child to her breast — estrechó or apretó al niño contra su pecho

2.

vi

to clutch AT something — tratar de agarrarse de algo

English-spanish dictionary > clutch
9 tight

tight [taɪt]

1. adjective

   a. serré

• too tight [clothes, shoes, belt] trop serré

   b. ( = taut) tendu

• to pull tight [+ knot] serrer ; [+ string] tirer sur

• to stretch tight [+ fabric, sheet] tendre

• to keep a tight rein on sth surveiller qch de près

• to keep a tight rein on sb ( = watch closely) surveiller qn de près ; ( = be firm with) tenir la bride serrée à qn

   c. ( = firm) [grip] solide

• to keep a tight lid on [+ emotions] contenir

• to keep a tight hold of sth serrer fort qch

• to keep a tight hold of sb bien tenir qn

   d. ( = tense) [face] tendu ; [throat] serré ; [muscle] contracté ; [stomach] noué

• there was a tight feeling in his chest (from cold, infection) il avait les bronches prises ; (from emotion) il avait la gorge serrée

   e. ( = compact) compact

• to curl up in a tight ball se recroqueviller complètement

• tight curls boucles fpl serrées

   f. ( = strict) [restrictions, control, security] strict

• it'll be a bit tight, but we should make it in time ce sera un peu juste mais je crois que nous arriverons à temps

• financially things are a bit tight financièrement, les choses sont un peu difficiles

• to be tight [money, space] manquer ; [resources] être limité ; [credit] être serré

   g. ( = difficult) (inf) [situation] difficile

• to be in a tight corner être dans une situation difficile

   h. ( = drunk) (inf) soûl (inf)

• to get tight se soûler (inf)

   i. ( = stingy) (inf) radin (inf)

2. adverb

[hold, grasp, tie] fermement ; [squeeze] très fort ; [screw] à fond ; [shut, seal] hermétiquement

• don't tie it too tight ne le serrez pas trop (fort)

• sit tight! ne bouge pas !

• sleep tight! dors bien !

• hold tight! accroche-toi !

3. plural noun

tights collant m

• a pair of tights un collant

4. compounds

► tight end noun (US) (Football) ailier m

► tight-fisted adjective avare

► tight-fitting adjective [garment] ajusté

• a tight-fitting lid un couvercle qui ferme bien ► tight-knit adjective [community] très uni

► tight-lipped adjective

• to be tight-lipped about sth ne rien dire de qch

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[taɪt] 1.
tights plural noun GB collant m
2.
adjective

1) ( firm) [grip] ferme; [knot] serré; ( taut) [rope, voice] tendu

to hold somebody in a tight embrace — tenir quelqu'un serré dans ses bras

2) ( constrictive) [space] étroit; [clothing] serré; ( closefitting) [jacket, shirt] ajusté

my shoes are too tight — mes chaussures sont trop étroites

a pair of tight jeans — un jean moulant

there were six of us in the car, it was a tight squeeze — on était six dans la voiture, on était très serré

3) ( strict) [security, deadline] strict; [discipline] rigoureux/-euse; [budget, credit] serré

to exercise tight control over something/somebody — contrôler strictement quelque chose/quelqu'un

to be tight (with one's money) — (colloq) être près de ses sous

money is a bit tight these days — je suis/on est etc un peu juste ces temps-ci

4) (packed, compact) serré

5) ( sharp) [angle, turn] aigu/-uë
3.
adverb [hold, grip] fermement

to fasten/close something tight — bien attacher/fermer quelque chose

hold tight! — cramponne-toi!

sit tight! — ne bouge pas!

I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig je suis resté tranquillement dans mon coin en attendant que le scandale passe

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to be in a tight spot ou situation ou corner — être dans une situation difficile

to run a tight ship — tout avoir à l'œil

English-French dictionary > tight
10 hold

I noun
(of ship) Laderaum, der; (of aircraft) Frachtraum, der
II 1. transitive verb,
held

1) (grasp) halten; (carry) tragen; (keep fast) festhalten

hold somebody by the arm — jemanden am Arm festhalten

2) (support) [tragendes Teil:] halten, stützen, tragen [Decke, Dach usw.]; aufnehmen [Gewicht, Kraft]

3) (keep in position) halten

hold the door open for somebody — jemandem die Tür aufhalten

4) (grasp to control) halten [Kind, Hund, Zügel]

5) (keep in particular attitude)

hold oneself still — stillhalten

hold oneself ready or in readiness — sich bereit od. in Bereitschaft halten

hold one's head high — (fig.) (be confident) selbstbewusst sein od. auftreten; (be proud) den Kopf hoch tragen

6) (contain) enthalten; bergen [Gefahr, Geheimnis]; (be able to contain) fassen [Liter, Personen usw.]

the room holds ten people — in dem Raum haben 10 Leute Platz; der Raum bietet 10 Leuten Platz

hold water — [Behälter:] wasserdicht sein; Wasser halten; (fig.) [Argument, Theorie:] stichhaltig sein, hieb- und stichfest sein

7) (not be intoxicated by)

he can/can't hold his drink or liquor — er kann etwas/nichts vertragen

8) (possess) besitzen; haben

9) (have gained) halten [Rekord]; haben [Diplom, Doktorgrad]

10) (keep possession of) halten [Stützpunkt, Stadt, Stellung]; (Mus.): (sustain) [aus]halten [Ton]

hold one's own — (fig.) sich behaupten

hold one's position — (fig.) auf seinem Standpunkt beharren

11) (occupy) innehaben, (geh.) bekleiden [Posten, Amt, Stellung]

hold office — im Amt sein

hold the line — (Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben

12) (engross) fesseln, (geh.) gefangen halten [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum]

13) (keep in specified condition) halten

hold the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten; see also academic.ru/5877/bay">bay III 1.; ransom 1.

14) (detain) (in custody) in Haft halten, festhalten; (imprison) festsetzen; inhaftieren; (arrest) festnehmen

be held in a prison — in einem Gefängnis einsitzen

15) (oblige to adhere)

hold somebody to the terms of the contract/to a promise — darauf bestehen, dass jemand sich an die Vertragsbestimmungen hält/dass jemand ein Versprechen hält od. einlöst

16) (Sport): (restrict)

hold one's opponent [to a draw] — ein Unentschieden [gegen den Gegner] halten od. verteidigen

17) (cause to take place) stattfinden lassen; abhalten [Veranstaltung, Konferenz, Gottesdienst, Sitzung, Prüfung]; veranstalten [Festival, Auktion]; austragen [Meisterschaften]; führen [Unterhaltung, Gespräch, Korrespondenz]; durchführen [Untersuchung]; geben [Empfang]; halten [Vortrag, Rede]

be held — stattfinden

18) (restrain) [fest]halten

hold one's fire — [noch] nicht schießen; (fig.): (refrain from criticism) mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten

19) (coll.): (withhold) zurückhalten

hold it! — [einen] Moment mal!; see also horse 1)

20) (think, believe)

hold a view or an opinion — eine Ansicht haben (on über + Akk.)

hold that... — dafürhalten, dass...; der Ansicht sein, dass...

hold somebody/oneself guilty/blameless — jemanden/sich für schuldig/unschuldig halten ( for an + Dat.)

hold oneself responsible for something — sich für etwas verantwortlich fühlen

hold something against somebody — jemandem etwas vorwerfen; see also dear 1. 1); responsible 1)
2. intransitive verb,
held

1) (not give way) [Seil, Nagel, Anker, Schloss, Angeklebtes:] halten; [Damm:] [stand]halten

2) (remain unchanged) anhalten; [an]dauern; [Wetter:] sich halten, so bleiben; [Angebot, Versprechen:] gelten

his luck held — er hatte auch weiterhin Glück

3) (remain steadfast)

hold to something — bei etwas bleiben; an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

4) (be valid)

hold [good or true] — gelten; Gültigkeit haben
3. noun
1) (grasp) Griff, der

grab or seize hold of something — etwas ergreifen

get or lay or take hold of something — etwas fassen od. packen

keep hold of something — etwas festhalten

lose one's hold — den Halt verlieren

take hold — (fig.) sich durchsetzen; [Krankheit:] fortschreiten

get hold of something — (fig.) etwas bekommen od. auftreiben

get hold of somebody — (fig.) jemanden erreichen

get a hold on oneself — sich fassen

have a hold over somebody — jemanden in der Hand halten; see also catch 1. 1)

2) (influence) Einfluss, der (on, over auf + Akk.)

3) (Sport) Griff, der

there are no holds barred — (fig.) alles ist erlaubt

4) (thing to hold by) Griff, der

5)

put on hold — auf Eis legen [Plan, Programm]

Phrasal Verbs:

- hold back

- hold down

- hold forth

- hold off

- hold on

- hold out

- hold over

- hold up

- hold with

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I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halten

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halten

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halten

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halten

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) festhalten

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (ent)halten

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) abhalten

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halten

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) beibehalten

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me( to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) die Aussicht haben

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gelten

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) festhalten

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) (stand)halten

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) standhalten

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) fesseln

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) abhalten

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) innehaben

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) sich halten

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) warten

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aushalten

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) aufbewahren

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) bringen

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
2. noun
1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) der Halt

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) die Gewalt

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) der Griff

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- -holder
- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun
((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) der Schiffsraum

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hold

[həʊld, AM hoʊld]

I. NOUN

1. (grasp, grip) Halt m kein pl

to catch [or grab] [or get [a]] [or take [a]] \hold of sb/sth jdn/etw ergreifen

grab \hold of my hand and I'll pull you up nimm meine Hand und ich ziehe dich hoch

I just managed to grab \hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool ich konnte Lucy gerade noch schnappen, bevor sie in den Pool fiel fam

to keep \hold of sth etw festhalten

sb loses \hold of sth jdm entgleitet etw

sb loses \hold of the reins jdm gleiten die Zügel aus der Hand

2. ( fig)

to take \hold of sth custom, fashion auf etw akk überschwappen fam; fire, epidemic, disease auf etw akk übergreifen

3. (esp climbing) Halt m kein pl

it's a difficult mountain to climb as there aren't many \holds der Berg ist schwierig zu erklettern, weil in der Wand nicht viele Griffe sind

to lose one's \hold den Halt verlieren

4. (wrestling, martial arts) Griff m

no \holds barred contest Wettbewerb, bei dem alle Griffe erlaubt sind

to break free from sb's \hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

to loosen one's \hold on sb/sth den Griff an jdm/etw lockern

to release one's \hold on sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen

5. TELEC

to be on \hold in der Warteschleife sein

to put sb on \hold jdn in die Warteschleife schalten

his phone is engaged, can I put you on \hold? bei ihm ist besetzt, wollen Sie warten?

6. (delay)

to be on \hold auf Eis liegen fig

to put sth on \hold etw auf Eis legen fig

can we put this discussion on \hold until tomorrow? können wir diese Diskussion auf morgen verschieben?

7. (control, influence) Kontrolle f

the allies maintained their \hold on the port throughout the war die Alliierten hielten den Hafen während des gesamten Krieges besetzt

get \hold of yourself! reiß dich zusammen! fam

to lose one's \hold on life mit dem Leben nicht mehr fertigwerden

to lose one's \hold on reality den Sinn für die Realität verlieren

to have a [strong] \hold on [or over] sb [starken] Einfluss auf jdn haben

he hasn't got any \hold over [or on] me er kann mir nichts anhaben

8. ( fig: everything allowed)

no \holds barred ohne jegliches Tabu

when he argues with his girlfriend there are no \holds barred wenn er mit seiner Freundin streitet, kennt er kein Pardon

9. ( fig: find)

to get \hold of sb/sth jdn/etw auftreiben fam

I'll get \hold of some crockery for the picnic ich besorge Geschirr für das Picknick

I'll get \hold of John if you phone the others wenn du die anderen anrufst, versuche ich, John zu erreichen

to get \hold of information Informationen sammeln

10. (understand)

to get \hold of sth etw verstehen

to get \hold of the wrong idea etw falsch verstehen

don't get \hold of the wrong idea versteh mich nicht falsch

the student already has a good \hold of the subject der Student weiß bereits recht gut über das Thema Bescheid

11. FASHION of hairspray, mousse Halt m kein pl

normal/strong/extra strong \hold normaler/starker/extrastarker Halt

12. NAUT, AVIAT Frachtraum m

13. COMPUT Halteimpuls m

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<held, held>

1. (grasp, grip)

▪ to \hold sb/sth [tight [or tightly]] jdn/etw [fest]halten

to \hold sb in one's arms jdn in den Armen halten

to \hold the door open for sb jdm die Tür aufhalten

to \hold a gun eine Waffe [in der Hand] halten

to \hold hands Händchen halten fam

to \hold sb's hand jds Hand halten

to \hold sth in one's hand etw in der Hand halten

to \hold one's nose sich dat die Nase zuhalten

to \hold sth in place etw halten; AUTO

to \hold the road eine gute Straßenlage haben

the latest model \holds the road well when cornering das neueste Modell weist in den Kurven gutes Fahrverhalten auf

to \hold one's sides with laughter sich dat die Seiten vor Lachen halten, sich akk vor Lachen krümmen

2. (carry)

▪ to \hold sb/sth jdn/etw [aus]halten [o tragen]

will the rope \hold my weight? wird das Seil mein Gewicht aushalten?

3. (maintain)

to \hold one's head high ( fig) erhobenen Hauptes dastehen

to \hold one's peace ( fig) den Mund halten fam

to \hold oneself badly sich akk gehenlassen fam

to \hold oneself in readiness sich akk bereithalten

to \hold oneself upright sich akk gerade halten

to \hold oneself well sich akk gut halten

4. (retain, restrain)

to \hold sb's attention [or interest] jdn fesseln

to \hold sb [in custody]/hostage/prisoner jdn in Haft/als Geisel/gefangen halten

to be able to \hold one's drink [or AM also liquor] Alkohol vertragen

to \hold [on to] the lead in Führung bleiben

to \hold sb to ransom jdn bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten

5. (keep)

to \hold one's course seinen Kurs [beibe]halten a. fig

to \hold course for sth NAUT, AVIAT auf etw akk Kurs nehmen

to \hold a note einen Ton halten

to \hold the prices at an acceptable level die Preise auf einem vernünftigen Niveau halten

to \hold one's serve SPORT den Aufschlag halten

sth is \holding its value pictures, antiques etw behält seinen Wert

to \hold sb to his/her word jdn beim Wort nehmen

6. (delay, stop)

▪ to \hold sth etw zurückhalten

we'll \hold lunch until you get here wir warten mit dem Essen, bis du hier bist

will you \hold my calls for the next half hour, please? können Sie bitte die nächste halbe Stunde niemanden durchstellen?

she's on the phone at the moment, will you \hold the line? sie spricht gerade, möchten Sie warten [o fam dranbleiben]?

we'll \hold the front page until we have all the details wir halten die erste Seite frei, bis wir alle Einzelheiten haben

\hold everything! (when sth occurs to sb) stopp!, warte!; (when sceptical) moment mal fam

\hold it [right there]! stopp!

ok, \hold it! PHOT gut, bleib so!

to \hold sth in abeyance etw ruhenlassen

to \hold one's breath die Luft anhalten

he said he'd finish the report by tomorrow but I'm not \holding my breath ( fig) er sagte, er würde den Bericht bis morgen fertig machen, aber ich verlasse mich lieber nicht darauf

to \hold one's fire MIL das Feuer einstellen, nicht gleich sein ganzes Pulver verschießen fig fam

\hold your fire! nicht schießen!; ( fig)

stop shouting at me and \hold your fire! hör auf mich anzubrüllen und reg dich ab! fam

to \hold confiscated goods/a parcel konfiszierte Waren/ein Paket einbehalten

7. (have room for)

▪ to \hold sth bottle, glass, box etw fassen; COMPUT etw speichern

one bag won't \hold all of the shopping der Einkauf passt nicht in eine Tüte

this room \holds 40 people dieser Raum bietet 40 Personen Platz

the CD rack \holds 100 CDs in den CD-Ständer passen 100 CDs

my brain can't \hold so much information at one time ich kann mir nicht so viel auf einmal merken

this hard disk \holds 13 gigabytes diese Festplatte hat ein Speichervolumen von 13 Gigabyte

8. (involve)

▪ to \hold sth for sth für jdn mit etw dat verbunden sein

fire seems to \hold a fascination for most people Feuer scheint auf die meisten Menschen eine Faszination auszuüben

death \holds no fear for her der Tod macht ihr keine Angst

sth \holds many disappointments/surprises etw hält viele Enttäuschungen/Überraschungen bereit

9. (possess)

to \hold land Land besitzen

10. (believe)

▪ to \hold that... der Meinung sein, dass...

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hold¹ [həʊld] s FLUG, SCHIFF Lade-, Frachtraum m

hold² [həʊld]

A s

1. Halt m, Griff m:

catch ( oder get, lay, seize, take) hold of sth etwas ergreifen oder in die Hand bekommen oder zu fassen bekommen oder umg erwischen;

get hold of sb jemanden erwischen,;

I couldn’t get hold of the money ich konnte das Geld nicht auftreiben;

keep hold of festhalten;

let go ( oder quit) one’s hold of sth etwas loslassen;

miss one’s hold danebengreifen

2. Halt m, Griff m, Stütze f:

afford no hold keinen Halt bieten;

lose one’s hold den Halt verlieren

3. Ringen: Griff m:

(with) no holds barred fig mit allen Mitteln oder Tricks;

in politics no holds are barred fig in der Politik wird mit harten Bandagen gekämpft

4. (on, over, of) Gewalt f, Macht f (über akk), Einfluss m (auf akk):

get a hold on sb jemanden unter seinen Einfluss oder in seine Macht bekommen;

get hold of o.s. sich in die Gewalt bekommen;

have a (firm) hold on sb jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben, jemanden beherrschen;

lose hold of o.s. die Fassung verlieren

5. US Einhalt m:

put a hold on sth etwas stoppen

6. US Haft f, Gewahrsam m

7. MUS Fermate f, Haltezeichen n

8. Raumfahrt: Unterbrechung f des Countdown

9. put on hold

a) fig etwas auf Eis legen,

b) TEL jemanden auf Warten schalten

10. obs Festung f

B v/t prät und pperf held [held], pperf JUR oder obs auch holden [ˈhəʊldən]

1. (fest)halten:

hold sb’s hand jemanden an der Hand halten;

the goalkeeper failed to hold the ball (Fußball) der Torhüter konnte den Ball nicht festhalten

2. sich die Nase, die Ohren zuhalten:

hold one’s nose( ears)

3. ein Gewicht etc tragen, (aus)halten

4. (in einem Zustand etc) halten:

hold o.s. erect sich gerade halten;

hold (o.s.) ready (sich) bereithalten;

the way he holds himself (so) wie er sich benimmt;

with one’s head held high hoch erhobenen Hauptes

5. (zurück-, ein)behalten:

hold the shipment die Sendung zurück(be)halten;

hold the mustard (im Restaurant etc) bes US (bitte) ohne Senf

6. zurück-, abhalten ( beide:

from von), an-, aufhalten, im Zaume halten, zügeln:

hold sb from doing sth jemanden davon abhalten, etwas zu tun;

there is no holding him er ist nicht zu halten oder zu bändigen oder zu bremsen;

hold the enemy den Feind aufhalten

7. US

a) festnehmen:

12 persons were held

b) in Haft halten

8. SPORT sich erfolgreich gegen einen Gegner verteidigen

9. jemanden festlegen (to auf akk):

hold sb to his word jemanden beim Wort nehmen

10. a) Wahlen, eine Versammlung, eine Pressekonferenz etc abhalten

b) ein Fest etc veranstalten

c) eine Rede halten

d) SPORT eine Meisterschaft etc austragen

11. einen Kurs etc beibehalten:

hold prices at the same level die Preise (auf dem gleichen Niveau) halten;

hold the pace SPORT das Tempo halten

12. Alkohol vertragen:

hold one’s liquor ( oder drink) well eine ganze Menge vertragen;

he can’t hold his liquor er verträgt nichts

13. a) MIL und fig eine Stellung halten, behaupten:

hold one’s own (with) sich behaupten (gegen), bestehen (neben);

hold the stage fig die Szene beherrschen, im Mittelpunkt stehen (Person); → fort 1, ground¹ A 7, stage A 3

b) Tennis: seinen Aufschlag halten, durchbringen

14. innehaben:

a) Land, Rechte etc besitzen: → account C 1

b) ein Amt etc bekleiden

15. einen Platz etc einnehmen, (inne)haben, einen Rekord halten:

hold an academic degree einen akademischen Titel führen

16. fassen:

a) enthalten:

the tank holds ten gallons

b) Platz bieten für, unterbringen:

the hotel holds 300 guests;

this hall holds 800 in diesen Saal gehen 800 Personen

17. enthalten, fig auch zum Inhalt haben:

the room holds period furniture das Zimmer ist mit Stilmöbeln eingerichtet;

the place holds many memories der Ort ist voll von Erinnerungen;

each picture holds a memory mit jedem Bild ist eine Erinnerung verbunden;

it holds no pleasure for him er findet kein Vergnügen daran;

life holds many surprises das Leben ist voller Überraschungen

18. Bewunderung, Sympathie etc hegen, haben ( beide:

for für):

hold no prejudice kein Vorurteil haben

19. behaupten:

hold (the view) that … die Ansicht vertreten oder der Ansicht sein, dass …

20. halten für, betrachten als:

I hold him to be a fool ich halte ihn für einen Narren;

it is held to be wise man hält es für klug ( to do zu tun)

21. halten:

hold sb dear jemanden lieb haben;

hold sb responsible jemanden verantwortlich machen; → contempt 1, esteem B

22. besonders JUR entscheiden ( that dass)

23. die Zuhörer etc fesseln, in Spannung halten:

hold sb’s attention jemandes Aufmerksamkeit fesseln oder wachhalten

24. US ein Hotelzimmer etc reservieren

25. hold to US beschränken auf (akk)

26. hold against

a) jemandem etwas vorhalten oder vorwerfen,

b) jemandem etwas übel nehmen oder nachtragen

27. US jemandem (aus)reichen:

food to hold us for a week

28. MUS einen Ton (aus)halten

29. hold sth over sb jemanden mit etwas einschüchtern oder erpressen

C v/i

1. halten, nicht (zer)reißen oder (zer)brechen

2. stand-, aushalten, sich halten

3. (sich) festhalten (by, to an dat)

4. bleiben:

hold on one’s course seinen Kurs weiterverfolgen;

hold on one’s way seinen Weg weitergehen;

hold onto → hold on 1, 2, 7; → fast² B

5. sich verhalten:

hold still stillhalten

6. sein Recht ableiten (of, from von)

7. auch hold good (weiterhin) gelten, gültig sein oder bleiben:

the rule holds of ( oder in) all cases die Regel gilt in allen Fällen

8. anhalten, andauern:

the fine weather held;

my luck held das Glück blieb mir treu

9. einhalten:

hold! halt!

10. hold by ( oder to) jemandem od einer Sache treu bleiben

11. hold with

a) übereinstimmen mit,

b) einverstanden sein mit

12. stattfinden

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I noun
(of ship) Laderaum, der; (of aircraft) Frachtraum, der
II 1. transitive verb,
held

1) (grasp) halten; (carry) tragen; (keep fast) festhalten

hold somebody by the arm — jemanden am Arm festhalten

2) (support) [tragendes Teil:] halten, stützen, tragen [Decke, Dach usw.]; aufnehmen [Gewicht, Kraft]

3) (keep in position) halten

hold the door open for somebody — jemandem die Tür aufhalten

4) (grasp to control) halten [Kind, Hund, Zügel]

5) (keep in particular attitude)

hold oneself still — stillhalten

hold oneself ready or in readiness — sich bereit od. in Bereitschaft halten

hold one's head high — (fig.) (be confident) selbstbewusst sein od. auftreten; (be proud) den Kopf hoch tragen

6) (contain) enthalten; bergen [Gefahr, Geheimnis]; (be able to contain) fassen [Liter, Personen usw.]

the room holds ten people — in dem Raum haben 10 Leute Platz; der Raum bietet 10 Leuten Platz

hold water — [Behälter:] wasserdicht sein; Wasser halten; (fig.) [Argument, Theorie:] stichhaltig sein, hieb- und stichfest sein

7) (not be intoxicated by)

he can/can't hold his drink or liquor — er kann etwas/nichts vertragen

8) (possess) besitzen; haben

9) (have gained) halten [Rekord]; haben [Diplom, Doktorgrad]

10) (keep possession of) halten [Stützpunkt, Stadt, Stellung]; (Mus.): (sustain) [aus]halten [Ton]

hold one's own — (fig.) sich behaupten

hold one's position — (fig.) auf seinem Standpunkt beharren

11) (occupy) innehaben, (geh.) bekleiden [Posten, Amt, Stellung]

hold office — im Amt sein

hold the line — (Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben

12) (engross) fesseln, (geh.) gefangen halten [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum]

13) (keep in specified condition) halten

hold the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten; see also bay III 1.; ransom 1.

14) (detain) (in custody) in Haft halten, festhalten; (imprison) festsetzen; inhaftieren; (arrest) festnehmen

be held in a prison — in einem Gefängnis einsitzen

15) (oblige to adhere)

hold somebody to the terms of the contract/to a promise — darauf bestehen, dass jemand sich an die Vertragsbestimmungen hält/dass jemand ein Versprechen hält od. einlöst

16) (Sport): (restrict)

hold one's opponent [to a draw] — ein Unentschieden [gegen den Gegner] halten od. verteidigen

17) (cause to take place) stattfinden lassen; abhalten [Veranstaltung, Konferenz, Gottesdienst, Sitzung, Prüfung]; veranstalten [Festival, Auktion]; austragen [Meisterschaften]; führen [Unterhaltung, Gespräch, Korrespondenz]; durchführen [Untersuchung]; geben [Empfang]; halten [Vortrag, Rede]

be held — stattfinden

18) (restrain) [fest]halten

hold one's fire — [noch] nicht schießen; (fig.): (refrain from criticism) mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten

19) (coll.): (withhold) zurückhalten

hold it! — [einen] Moment mal!; see also horse 1)

20) (think, believe)

hold a view or an opinion — eine Ansicht haben (on über + Akk.)

hold that... — dafürhalten, dass...; der Ansicht sein, dass...

hold somebody/oneself guilty/blameless — jemanden/sich für schuldig/unschuldig halten ( for an + Dat.)

hold oneself responsible for something — sich für etwas verantwortlich fühlen

hold something against somebody — jemandem etwas vorwerfen; see also dear 1. 1); responsible 1)
2. intransitive verb,
held

1) (not give way) [Seil, Nagel, Anker, Schloss, Angeklebtes:] halten; [Damm:] [stand]halten

2) (remain unchanged) anhalten; [an]dauern; [Wetter:] sich halten, so bleiben; [Angebot, Versprechen:] gelten

his luck held — er hatte auch weiterhin Glück

3) (remain steadfast)

hold to something — bei etwas bleiben; an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

4) (be valid)

hold [good or true] — gelten; Gültigkeit haben
3. noun
1) (grasp) Griff, der

grab or seize hold of something — etwas ergreifen

get or lay or take hold of something — etwas fassen od. packen

keep hold of something — etwas festhalten

lose one's hold — den Halt verlieren

take hold — (fig.) sich durchsetzen; [Krankheit:] fortschreiten

get hold of something — (fig.) etwas bekommen od. auftreiben

get hold of somebody — (fig.) jemanden erreichen

get a hold on oneself — sich fassen

have a hold over somebody — jemanden in der Hand halten; see also catch 1. 1)

2) (influence) Einfluss, der (on, over auf + Akk.)

3) (Sport) Griff, der

there are no holds barred — (fig.) alles ist erlaubt

4) (thing to hold by) Griff, der

5)

put on hold — auf Eis legen [Plan, Programm]

Phrasal Verbs:

- hold back

- hold down

- hold forth

- hold off

- hold on

- hold out

- hold over

- hold up

- hold with

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(keep) something in suspense expr.

etwas in der Schwebe halten ausdr.

im ungewissen lassen ausdr. (point) something out to someone expr.

jemandem etwas entgegenhalten ausdr. (a meeting, etc.) v.

abhalten (Treffen, Versammlung) v. (possess) v.

innehaben v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

= abhalten (Treffen) v.

beibehalten v.

bereithalten v.

enthalten v.

festhalten v.

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

English-german dictionary > hold
11 footing

['fʊtɪŋ]
nome

1) (basis)

on a firm footing — su solide basi

on a war footing — sul piede di guerra

to be on an equal o even footing with sb. essere su un piano di parità con qcn.; to be on a friendly footing with sb. — intrattenere relazioni amichevoli con qcn

2) (grip for feet)

to lose one's footing — perdere l'equilibrio

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noun

1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) equilibrio

2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) base

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footing /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
n.

1 appiglio ( per il piede); (punto d') appoggio: to struggle for a footing, annaspare in cerca di un appoggio per il piede; to keep one's footing, mantenersi in equilibrio; to miss (o to lose) one's footing, mettere il piede in fallo; perdere l'equilibrio

2 [u] (fig.) base, basi ( per agire); posizione; appoggio: to be on a sound footing, poggiare su basi solide

3 situazione; posizione; condizioni (pl.); piano; rapporto; relazione: on an equal footing (o on a footing of equality) in condizioni (o su un piano) di parità; alla pari; nelle stesse condizioni; on a sound footing, su basi solide; to be on a friendly footing with sb., essere in rapporti amichevoli con q.; on a war footing, sul piede di guerra; to gain a footing, inserirsi; trovare spazio; prendere piede

4 [uc] (= footing-up) (l')addizionare; addizione

5 totale; somma complessiva

6 (edil.) plinto (di fondazione); fondamento ( d'una colonna, d'un muro); allargamento di muro (o di pilastro)
FALSI AMICI: footing non significa footing nel senso italiano di corsa a ritmo lento fatta a scopo di esercizio fisico.
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['fʊtɪŋ]
nome

1) (basis)

on a firm footing — su solide basi

on a war footing — sul piede di guerra

to be on an equal o even footing with sb. essere su un piano di parità con qcn.; to be on a friendly footing with sb. — intrattenere relazioni amichevoli con qcn

2) (grip for feet)

to lose one's footing — perdere l'equilibrio

English-Italian dictionary > footing
12 hold

[həʊld, Am hoʊld] n

1) (grasp, grip) Halt m kein pl;

to catch [or grab] [or get [a]] [or take [a]] \hold of sb/ sth jdn/etw ergreifen;

grab \hold of my hand and I'll pull you up nimm meine Hand und ich ziehe dich hoch;

I just managed to grab \hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool ich konnte Lucy gerade noch schnappen, bevor sie in den Pool fiel ( fam)

to keep \hold of sth etw festhalten;

sb loses \hold of sth jdm entgleitet etw;

sb loses \hold of the reins jdm gleiten die Zügel aus der Hand;

2)( fig)

to take \hold of sth custom, fashion auf etw akk überschwappen ( fam) fire, epidemic, disease auf etw akk übergreifen

3) ( esp climbing) Halt m kein pl;

it's a difficult mountain to climb as there aren't many \holds der Berg ist schwierig zu erklettern, weil in der Wand nicht viele Griffe sind;

to lose one's \hold den Halt verlieren

4) (wrestling, martial arts) Griff m;

no \holds barred contest Wettbewerb, bei dem alle Griffe erlaubt sind;

to break free from sb's \hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien;

to loosen one's \hold on sb/ sth den Griff an jdm/etw lockern;

to release one's \hold on sb/ sth jdn/etw loslassen

5) telec

to be on \hold in der Warteschleife sein;

to put sb on \hold jdn in die Warteschleife schalten;

his phone is engaged, can I put you on \hold? bei ihm ist besetzt, wollen Sie warten?

6) ( delay)

to be on \hold auf Eis liegen ( fig)

to put sth on \hold etw auf Eis legen ( fig)

can we put this discussion on \hold until tomorrow? können wir diese Diskussion auf morgen verschieben?

7) (control, influence) Kontrolle f;

the allies maintained their \hold on the port throughout the war die Alliierten hielten den Hafen während des gesamten Krieges besetzt;

get \hold of yourself! reiß dich zusammen! ( fam)

to lose one's \hold on life mit dem Leben nicht mehr fertigwerden;

to lose one's \hold on reality den Sinn für die Realität verlieren;

to have a [strong] \hold on [or over] sb [starken] Einfluss auf jdn haben;

he hasn't got any \hold over [or on] me er kann mir nichts anhaben;

8) (fig: everything allowed)

no \holds barred ohne jegliches Tabu;

when he argues with his girlfriend there are no \holds barred wenn er mit seiner Freundin streitet, kennt er kein Pardon;

9) (fig: find)

to get \hold of sb/ sth jdn/etw auftreiben ( fam)

I'll get \hold of some crockery for the picnic ich besorge Geschirr für das Picknick;

I'll get \hold of John if you phone the others wenn du die anderen anrufst, versuche ich, John zu erreichen;

to get \hold of information Informationen sammeln

10) ( understand)

to get \hold of sth etw verstehen;

to get \hold of the wrong idea etw falsch verstehen;

don't get \hold of the wrong idea versteh mich nicht falsch;

the student already has a good \hold of the subject der Student weiß bereits recht gut über das Thema Bescheid

11) fashion of hairspray, mousse Halt m kein pl;

normal/ strong/extra strong \hold normaler/starker/extrastarker Halt

12) naut, aviat Frachtraum m vt <held, held>

1) (grasp, grip)

to \hold sb/sth [tight [or tightly]] jdn/etw [fest]halten;

to \hold sb in one's arms jdn in den Armen halten;

to \hold the door open for sb jdm die Tür aufhalten;

to \hold a gun eine Waffe [in der Hand] halten;

to \hold hands Händchen halten ( fam)

to \hold sb's hand jds Hand halten;

to \hold sth in one's hand etw in der Hand halten;

to \hold one's nose sich dat die Nase zuhalten;

to \hold sth in place etw halten auto

to \hold the road eine gute Straßenlage haben;

the latest model \holds the road well when cornering das neueste Modell weist in den Kurven gutes Fahrverhalten auf;

to \hold one's sides with laughter sich dat die Seiten vor Lachen halten, sich akk vor Lachen krümmen

2) ( carry)

to \hold sb/ sth jdn/etw [aus]halten [o tragen];

will the rope \hold my weight? wird das Seil mein Gewicht aushalten?

3) ( maintain)

to \hold one's head high ( fig) erhobenen Hauptes dastehen;

to \hold one's peace ( fig) den Mund halten ( fam)

to \hold oneself badly sich akk gehen lassen ( fam)

to \hold oneself in readiness sich akk bereithalten;

to \hold oneself upright sich akk gerade halten;

to \hold oneself well sich akk gut halten

4) (retain, restrain)

to \hold sb's attention [or interest] jdn fesseln;

to \hold sb [in custody]/ hostage/ prisoner jdn in Haft/als Geisel/gefangen halten;

to be able to \hold one's drink [or (Am a.) liquor] Alkohol vertragen;

to \hold [on to] the lead in Führung bleiben;

to \hold sb to ransom jdn bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten

5) ( keep)

to \hold one's course seinen Kurs [beibe]halten (a. fig)

to \hold course for sth naut, aviat auf etw akk Kurs nehmen;

to \hold a note einen Ton halten;

to \hold the prices at an acceptable level die Preise auf einem vernünftigen Niveau halten;

to \hold one's serve sports den Aufschlag halten;

sth is \holding its value pictures, antiques etw behält seinen Wert;

to \hold sb to his/ her word jdn beim Wort nehmen

6) (delay, stop)

to \hold sth etw zurückhalten;

we'll \hold lunch until you get here wir warten mit dem Essen, bis du hier bist;

will you \hold my calls for the next half hour, please? können Sie bitte die nächste halbe Stunde niemanden durchstellen?;

she's on the phone at the moment, will you \hold the line? sie spricht gerade, möchten Sie warten [o ( fam) dran bleiben] ?;

we'll \hold the front page until we have all the details wir halten die erste Seite frei, bis wir alle Einzelheiten haben;

\hold everything! ( when sth occurs to sb) stopp!, warte!;

( when sceptical) Moment mal ( fam)

\hold it [right there]! stopp!;

ok, \hold it! phot gut, bleib so!;

to \hold sth in abeyance etw ruhen lassen;

to \hold one's breath die Luft anhalten;

he said he'd finish the report by tomorrow but I'm not \holding my breath ( fig) er sagte, er würde den Bericht bis morgen fertig machen, aber ich verlasse mich lieber nicht darauf;

to \hold one's fire mil das Feuer einstellen, nicht gleich sein ganzes Pulver verschießen ( fig) ( fam)

\hold your fire! nicht schießen!; ( fig)

stop shouting at me and \hold your fire! hör auf mich anzubrüllen und reg dich ab! ( fam)

to \hold confiscated goods/ a parcel konfiszierte Waren/ein Paket einbehalten

7) ( have room for)

to \hold sth bottle, glass, box etw fassen; comput etw speichern;

one bag won't \hold all of the shopping der Einkauf passt nicht in eine Tüte;

this room \holds 40 people dieser Raum bietet 40 Personen Platz;

the CD rack \holds 100 CDs in den CD-Ständer passen 100 CDs;

my brain can't \hold so much information at one time ich kann mir nicht so viel auf einmal merken;

this hard disk \holds 13 gigabytes diese Festplatte hat ein Speichervolumen von 13 Gigabyte

8) ( involve)

to \hold sth for sth für jdn mit etw dat verbunden sein;

fire seems to \hold a fascination for most people Feuer scheint auf die meisten Menschen eine Faszination auszuüben;

death \holds no fear for her der Tod macht ihr keine Angst;

sth \holds many disappointments/ surprises etw hält viele Enttäuschungen/Überraschungen bereit

English-German students dictionary > hold
13 hang on

1. phr v опереться, держаться; уцепиться

goats hanging on to the rock — козы, прилепившиеся к склону горы

to hang in there — держаться изо всех сил, упорствовать

hang on to leading pack — держаться за лидирующей группой

2. phr v не отпускать, не отходить

he has hung on to me all day — он не отходил от меня целый день

3. phr v разг. настойчиво, упорно продолжать; оставаться верным

your task is difficult but you must hang on till it is done — задача у вас трудная, но вы должны выполнить её во что бы то ни стало

cross hang with flexed hips — упор руки в стороны углом

dive to upperarm hang — прыжок в упор на руки

hang over — оставаться; продолжаться

upperarm cross hang — упор на руках

cross hang — упор руки в стороны

4. phr v разг. ожидать

hang on a moment — подождите минутку

to hang on like grim death — вцепиться мёртвой хваткой

Синонимический ряд:

1. depend on (verb) depend on; depend upon; hang upon; hinge on; hinge upon; rest on; stand on; stand upon; turn on; turn upon

2. grip (verb) clasp; clench; clutch; grab; grasp; grip; seize

3. persist (verb) carry on; continue; endure; go on; hold on; keep on; last; persevere; persist

English-Russian base dictionary > hang on
14 hold

hold [həʊld]

tenir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1D (b), 1D (d), 2 (d) avoir ⇒ 1A (c) retenir ⇒ 1A (e), 1C (b) contenir ⇒ 1A (f) exercer ⇒ 1A (g) réserver ⇒ 1A (e), 1A (h) conserver ⇒ 1A (i) stocker ⇒ 1A (i) maintenir ⇒ 1B (a) détenir ⇒ 1A (i), 1C (a) croire ⇒ 1D (a) continuer ⇒ 1D (e) se tenir ⇒ 2 (a) tenir bon ⇒ 2 (b) durer ⇒ 2 (c) attendre ⇒ 2 (f) prise ⇒ 3D (a)-(c) en attente ⇒ 4D

(pt & pp held [held])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (clasp, grasp) tenir;

∎ to hold sth in one's hand (book, clothing, guitar) avoir qch à la main; (key, money) tenir qch dans la main;

∎ to hold sth with both hands tenir qch à deux mains;

∎ will you hold my coat a second? peux-tu prendre ou tenir mon manteau un instant?;

∎ to hold the door for sb tenir la porte à ou pour qn;

∎ also figurative to hold sb's hand tenir la main à qn;

∎ to hold hands se donner la main, se tenir (par) la main;

∎ hold my hand while we cross the street donne-moi la main pour traverser la rue;

∎ to hold sb in one's arms tenir qn dans ses bras;

∎ to hold sb close or tight serrer qn contre soi;

∎ hold it tight and don't let go tiens-le bien et ne le lâche pas;

∎ to hold one's nose se boucher le nez;

∎ to hold one's sides with laughter se tenir les côtes de rire

(b) (keep, sustain)

∎ to hold sb's attention/interest retenir l'attention de qn;

∎ the film doesn't hold the attention for long le film ne retient pas l'attention très longtemps;

∎ to hold an audience tenir un auditoire;

∎ to hold one's serve (in tennis) défendre son service;

∎ Politics to hold a seat (to be an MP) occuper un siège de député; (to be re-elected) être réélu;

∎ to hold one's own se défendre, bien se débrouiller;

∎ the Prime Minister held her own during the debate le Premier ministre a tenu bon ou ferme pendant le débat;

∎ she is well able to hold her own elle sait se défendre;

∎ he can hold his own in chess il se défend bien aux échecs;

∎ our products hold their own against the competition nos produits se tiennent bien par rapport à la concurrence;

∎ to hold the floor garder la parole;

∎ the senator held the floor for an hour le sénateur a gardé la parole pendant une heure

(c) (have, possess → degree, permit, ticket) avoir, posséder; (→ job, position) avoir, occuper;

∎ do you hold a clean driving licence? avez-vous déjà été sanctionné pour des infractions au code de la route?;

∎ she holds the post of treasurer elle occupe le poste de trésorière;

∎ to hold office (chairperson, deputy) être en fonction, remplir sa fonction; (minister) détenir ou avoir un portefeuille; (political party, president) être au pouvoir ou au gouvernement;

∎ Religion to hold a living jouir d'un bénéfice;

∎ Finance to hold stock or shares détenir ou avoir des actions;

∎ to hold 5 percent of the shares in a company détenir 5 pour cent du capital d'une société;

∎ also figurative to hold a record détenir un record;

∎ she holds the world record for the javelin elle détient le record mondial du javelot

(d) (keep control or authority over) Military

∎ the guerrillas held the bridge for several hours les guérilleros ont tenu le pont plusieurs heures durant;

∎ Military to hold the enemy contenir l'ennemi;

∎ figurative to hold centre stage occuper le centre de la scène;

∎ hold it!, hold everything! (stop and wait) attendez!; (stay still) arrêtez!, ne bougez plus!;

∎ familiar figurative hold your horses! pas si vite!

(e) (reserve, set aside) retenir, réserver;

∎ we'll hold the book for you until next week nous vous réserverons le livre ou nous vous mettrons le livre de côté jusqu'à la semaine prochaine;

∎ will the restaurant hold the table for us? est-ce que le restaurant va nous garder la table?

(f) (contain) contenir, tenir;

∎ this bottle holds 2 litres cette bouteille contient 2 litres;

∎ will this suitcase hold all our clothes? est-ce que cette valise sera assez grande pour tous nos vêtements?;

∎ the car is too small to hold us all la voiture est trop petite pour qu'on y tienne tous;

∎ the hall holds a maximum of 250 people la salle peut accueillir ou recevoir 250 personnes au maximum, il y a de la place pour 250 personnes au maximum dans cette salle;

∎ to hold one's drink bien supporter l'alcool;

∎ the letter holds the key to the murder la lettre contient la clé du meurtre

(g) (have, exercise) exercer;

∎ the subject holds a huge fascination for some people le sujet exerce une énorme fascination sur certaines personnes;

∎ sport held no interest for them pour eux, le sport ne présentait aucun intérêt

(h) (have in store) réserver;

∎ who knows what the future may hold? qui sait ce que nous réserve l'avenir?

(i) (conserve, store) conserver, détenir; Computing stocker;

∎ we can't hold this data forever nous ne pouvons pas conserver ou stocker ces données éternellement;

∎ how much data will this disk hold? quelle quantité de données cette disquette peut-elle stocker?;

∎ the commands are held in the memory/in a temporary buffer les instructions sont gardées en mémoire/sont enregistrées dans une mémoire intermédiaire;

∎ my lawyer holds a copy of my will mon avocat détient ou conserve un exemplaire de mon testament;

∎ this photo holds fond memories for me cette photo me rappelle de bons souvenirs

(j) Cars

∎ the new car holds the road well la nouvelle voiture tient bien la route

B.

(a) (maintain in position) tenir, maintenir;

∎ she held her arms by her sides elle avait les bras le long du corps;

∎ her hair was held in place with hairpins des épingles (à cheveux) retenaient ou maintenaient ses cheveux;

∎ what's holding the picture in place? qu'est-ce qui tient ou maintient le tableau en place?;

∎ hold the picture a bit higher tenez le tableau un peu plus haut

(b) (carry) tenir;

∎ to hold oneself upright or erect se tenir droit;

∎ also figurative to hold one's head high garder la tête haute

C.

(a) (confine, detain) détenir;

∎ the police are holding him for questioning la police l'a gardé à vue pour l'interroger;

∎ they're holding him for murder ils l'ont arrêté pour meurtre;

∎ she was held without trial for six weeks elle est restée en prison six semaines sans avoir été jugée

(b) (keep back, retain) retenir;

∎ Law to hold sth in trust for sb tenir qch par fidéicommis pour qn;

∎ the post office will hold my mail for me while I'm away la poste gardera mon courrier pendant mon absence;

∎ figurative once she starts talking politics there's no holding her! dès qu'elle commence à parler politique, rien ne peut l'arrêter!;

∎ American one burger, hold the mustard! (in restaurant) un hamburger, sans moutarde!

(c) (delay)

∎ don't hold dinner for me ne m'attendez pas pour dîner;

∎ they held the plane another thirty minutes ils ont retenu l'avion au sol pendant encore trente minutes;

∎ hold all decisions on the project until I get back attendez mon retour pour prendre des décisions concernant le projet;

∎ hold the front page! ne lancez pas la une tout de suite!;

∎ hold the lift! ne laissez pas les portes de l'ascenseur se refermer, j'arrive!

(d) (keep in check)

∎ we have held costs to a minimum nous avons limité nos frais au minimum;

∎ inflation has been held at the same level for several months le taux d'inflation est maintenu au même niveau depuis plusieurs mois;

∎ they held their opponents to a goalless draw ils ont réussi à imposer le match nul

D.

(a) (assert, claim) maintenir, soutenir; (believe) croire, considérer;

∎ formal I hold that teachers should be better paid je considère ou j'estime que les enseignants devraient être mieux payés;

∎ the Constitution holds that all men are free la Constitution stipule que tous les hommes sont libres;

∎ he holds strong beliefs on the subject of abortion il a de solides convictions en ce qui concerne l'avortement;

∎ she holds strong views on the subject elle a une opinion bien arrêtée sur le sujet;

∎ her statement is held to be true sa déclaration passe pour vraie

(b) (consider, regard) tenir, considérer;

∎ to hold sb responsible for sth tenir qn pour responsable de qch;

∎ I'll hold you responsible if anything goes wrong je vous tiendrai pour responsable ou je vous considérerai responsable s'il y a le moindre incident;

∎ the president is to be held accountable for his actions le président doit répondre de ses actes;

∎ to hold sb in contempt mépriser ou avoir du mépris pour qn;

∎ to hold sb in high esteem avoir beaucoup d'estime pour qn, tenir qn en haute estime

(c) Law (judge) juger;

∎ the appeal court held the evidence to be insufficient la cour d'appel a considéré que les preuves étaient insuffisantes

(d) (carry on, engage in → conversation, meeting) tenir; (→ party) donner; (organize) organiser;

∎ to hold an election/elections procéder à une élection/à des élections;

∎ the book fair is held in Frankfurt la foire du livre se tient ou a lieu à Francfort;

∎ the classes are held in the evening les cours ont lieu le soir;

∎ interviews will be held in early May les entretiens auront lieu au début du mois de mai ou début mai;

∎ to hold talks être en pourparlers;

∎ the city is holding a service for Armistice Day la ville organise un office pour commémorer le 11 novembre;

∎ mass is held at eleven o'clock la messe est célébrée à onze heures

(e) (continue without deviation) continuer;

∎ Nautical to hold course tenir la route;

∎ we held our southerly course nous avons maintenu le cap au sud, nous avons continué notre route vers le sud;

∎ Music to hold a note tenir une note

(f) Telecommunications

∎ will you hold (the line)? voulez-vous patienter?;

∎ hold the line! ne quittez pas!;

∎ the line's busy just now - I'll hold le poste est occupé pour le moment - je patiente ou je reste en ligne;

∎ hold all my calls ne me passez aucun appel

2 intransitive verb

(a) (cling → person) se tenir, s'accrocher;

∎ she held tight to the railing elle s'est cramponnée ou accrochée à la rampe;

∎ hold fast!, hold tight! accrochez-vous bien!;

∎ figurative their resolve held fast or firm in the face of fierce opposition ils ont tenu bon face à une opposition acharnée

(b) (remain in place → nail, fastening) tenir bon;

∎ the rope won't hold for long la corde ne tiendra pas longtemps

(c) (last → luck) durer; (→ weather) durer, se maintenir;

∎ prices held at the same level as last year les prix se sont maintenus au même niveau que l'année dernière;

∎ the pound held firm against the dollar la livre s'est maintenue par rapport au dollar;

∎ we might buy him a guitar if his interest in music holds nous lui achèterons peut-être une guitare s'il continue à s'intéresser à la musique

(d) (remain valid → invitation, offer) tenir; (→ argument, theory) valoir, être valable;

∎ to hold good (invitation, offer) tenir; (promises) tenir, valoir; (argument, theory) rester valable;

∎ the principle still holds good le principe tient ou vaut toujours;

∎ that theory only holds if you consider... cette théorie n'est valable que si vous prenez en compte...;

∎ the same holds for Spain il en est de même pour l'Espagne

(e) (stay, remain) familiar

∎ hold still! ne bougez pas!^□

(f) (on telephone) attendre;

∎ the line's British engaged or American busy, will you hold? la ligne est occupée, voulez-vous patienter?

3 noun

(a) (grasp, grip) prise f; (in wrestling) prise f; Boxing tenu m;

∎ to catch or to grab or to seize or to take hold of sth se saisir de ou saisir qch;

∎ she caught hold of the rope elle a saisi la corde;

∎ grab (a) hold of that towel tiens! prends cette serviette;

∎ there was nothing for me to grab hold of il n'y avait rien à quoi m'accrocher ou me cramponner;

∎ get a good or take a firm hold on or of the railing tenez-vous bien à la balustrade;

∎ I still had hold of his hand je le tenais toujours par la main;

∎ to get hold of sth (find) se procurer ou trouver qch;

∎ it's difficult to get hold of this book ce livre est difficile à trouver;

∎ we got hold of the book you wanted nous avons trouvé le livre que tu voulais;

∎ where did you get hold of that idea? où est-ce que tu es allé chercher cette idée?;

∎ to get hold of sb trouver qn;

∎ I've been trying to get hold of you all week! je t'ai cherché toute la semaine!;

∎ just wait till the newspapers get hold of the story attendez un peu que les journaux s'emparent de la nouvelle;

∎ she kept hold of the rope elle n'a pas lâché la corde;

∎ you'd better keep hold of the tickets tu ferais bien de garder les billets;

∎ get a hold on yourself ressaisis-toi, ne te laisse pas aller;

∎ to take hold (fire) prendre; (idea) se répandre;

∎ Sport & figurative no holds barred tous les coups sont permis

(b) (controlling force or influence) prise f, influence f;

∎ the Church still exerts a strong hold on the country l'Église a toujours une forte mainmise sur le pays;

∎ to have a hold over sb avoir de l'influence sur qn;

∎ I have no hold over him je n'ai aucune prise ou influence sur lui;

∎ the Mafia obviously has some kind of hold over him de toute évidence, la Mafia le tient d'une manière ou d'une autre

(c) (in climbing) prise f

(d) (delay, pause) pause f, arrêt m;

∎ the company has put a hold on all new orders l'entreprise a suspendu ou gelé toutes les nouvelles commandes

(e) American (order to reserve) réservation f;

∎ the association put a hold on all the hotel rooms l'association a réservé toutes les chambres de l'hôtel

(f) (prison) prison f; (cell) cellule f; (fortress) place f forte

(g) (store → in plane) soute f; (→ in ship) cale f

(h) Music point m d'orgue

4 on hold adverb

(gen) & Telecommunications en attente;

∎ to put sb on hold mettre qn en attente;

∎ we've put the project on hold nous avons mis le projet en attente;

∎ the operator kept me on hold for ten minutes le standardiste m'a mis en attente pendant dix minutes

➲ hold against separable transitive verb

∎ to hold sth against sb en vouloir à qn de qch;

∎ his collaboration with the enemy will be held against him sa collaboration avec l'ennemi lui sera préjudiciable;

∎ he lied to her and she still holds it against him il lui a menti et elle lui en veut toujours;

∎ I hope you won't hold it against me if I decide not to accept j'espère que tu ne m'en voudras pas si je décide de ne pas accepter

➲ hold back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (control, restrain → animal, person) retenir, tenir; (→ crowd, enemy forces) contenir; (→ anger, laughter, tears) retenir, réprimer; (→ inflation) contenir;

∎ the government has succeeded in holding back inflation le gouvernement a réussi à contenir l'inflation

(b) (keep → money, supplies) retenir; figurative (→ information, truth) cacher, taire;

∎ she's holding something back from me elle me cache quelque chose

(c) American School

∎ they held her back a year ils lui ont fait redoubler une classe, ils l'ont fait redoubler

(d) (prevent progress of) empêcher de progresser;

∎ his difficulties with maths are holding him back ses difficultés en maths l'empêchent de progresser;

∎ lack of investment is holding industry back l'absence d'investissements freine l'industrie

2 intransitive verb

(stay back) rester en arrière; figurative (restrain oneself) se retenir;

∎ he has held back from making a commitment il s'est abstenu de s'engager;

∎ the president held back before sending in the army le président a hésité avant d'envoyer les troupes;

∎ don't hold back, tell me everything vas-y, dis-moi tout

➲ hold down separable transitive verb

(a) (keep in place → paper, carpet) maintenir en place; (→ person) forcer à rester par terre, maintenir au sol;

∎ it took four men to hold him down il a fallu quatre hommes pour le maîtriser ou pour le maintenir au sol

(b) (keep to limit) restreindre, limiter;

∎ they're holding unemployment down to 4 percent ils maintiennent le taux de chômage à 4 pour cent;

∎ to hold prices down empêcher les prix de monter, empêcher la montée des prix

(c) (of employee)

∎ to hold down a job (occupy) avoir un emploi; (keep) garder un emploi;

∎ he's never managed to hold down a job il n'a jamais pu garder un emploi bien longtemps;

∎ although she's a student, she holds down a full-time job bien qu'elle étudie, elle occupe un poste à plein temps

(d) Computing (key, mouse button) maintenir enfoncé

➲ hold forth intransitive verb

pérorer, disserter;

∎ he held forth on the evils of drink il a fait un long discours sur les conséquences néfastes de l'alcool

➲ hold in separable transitive verb

(a) (stomach) rentrer

(b) (emotion) retenir; (anger) contenir

➲ hold off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (keep at distance) tenir à distance ou éloigné;

∎ the troops held off the enemy les troupes ont tenu l'ennemi à distance;

∎ they managed to hold off the attack ils ont réussi à repousser l'attaque;

∎ I can't hold the reporters off any longer je ne peux plus faire attendre ou patienter les journalistes

(b) (delay, put off) remettre à plus tard;

∎ he held off going to see the doctor until May il a attendu le mois de mai pour aller voir le médecin;

∎ I held off making a decision j'ai remis la décision à plus tard

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rain)

∎ at least the rain held off au moins il n'a pas plu

(b) (abstain) s'abstenir;

∎ hold off from smoking for a few weeks abstenez-vous de fumer ou ne fumez pas pendant quelques semaines

➲ hold on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (grasp, grip) tenir bien, s'accrocher;

∎ to hold on to sth bien tenir qch, s'accrocher à qch, se cramponner à qch;

∎ hold on! accrochez-vous!;

∎ hold on to your hat! tenez votre chapeau (sur la tête)!

(b) (keep possession of) garder;

∎ hold on to this contract for me (keep it) garde-moi ce contrat;

∎ all politicians try to hold on to power tous les hommes politiques essaient de rester au pouvoir;

∎ hold on to your dreams/ideals accrochez-vous à vos rêves/idéaux

(c) (continue, persevere) tenir, tenir le coup;

∎ how long can you hold on? combien de temps pouvez-vous tenir (le coup)?;

∎ I can't hold on much longer je ne peux pas tenir (le coup) beaucoup plus longtemps

(d) (wait) attendre; (stop) arrêter;

∎ hold on just one minute! (stop) arrêtez!; (wait) attendez!, pas si vite!;

∎ hold on, how do I know I can trust you? attends un peu! qu'est-ce qui me prouve que je peux te faire confiance?;

∎ Telecommunications hold on please! ne quittez pas!;

∎ I had to hold on for several minutes j'ai dû patienter plusieurs minutes

2 separable transitive verb

(maintain in place) tenir ou maintenir en place;

∎ her hat is held on with pins son chapeau est maintenu (en place) par des épingles

➲ hold out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (last → supplies, stocks) durer;

∎ will the car hold out till we get home? la voiture tiendra-t-elle (le coup) jusqu'à ce qu'on rentre?

(b) (refuse to yield) tenir bon, tenir le coup;

∎ the garrison held out for weeks la garnison a tenu bon pendant des semaines;

∎ the management held out against any suggested changes la direction a refusé tous les changements proposés

2 separable transitive verb

(extend) tendre;

∎ she held out the book to him elle lui a tendu le livre;

∎ also figurative to hold out one's hand to sb tendre la main à qn;

∎ I held out my hand j'ai tendu la main;

∎ his mother held her arms out to him sa mère lui a ouvert ou tendu les bras

3 inseparable transitive verb

(offer) offrir;

∎ I can't hold out any promise of improvement je ne peux promettre aucune amélioration;

∎ the doctors hold out little hope for him les médecins ont peu d'espoir pour lui;

∎ science holds out some hope for cancer patients la science offre un espoir pour les malades du cancer

➲ hold out for inseparable transitive verb

exiger;

∎ the workers held out for a shorter working week les ouvriers réclamaient une semaine de travail plus courte;

∎ we're holding out for a higher offer nous attendons qu'on nous en offre un meilleur prix

➲ hold out on inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ you're holding out on me! tu me caches quelque chose!^□

➲ hold over separable transitive verb

(a) (position) tenir au-dessus de;

∎ she held the glass over the sink elle tenait le verre au-dessus de l'évier;

∎ figurative they hold the threat of redundancy over their workers ils maintiennent la menace de licenciement sur leurs ouvriers

(b) (postpone) remettre, reporter;

∎ we'll hold these items over until the next meeting on va remettre ces questions à la prochaine réunion;

∎ payment was held over for six months le paiement a été différé pendant six mois

(c) (retain) retenir, garder;

∎ they're holding the show over for another month ils vont laisser le spectacle à l'affiche encore un mois

(d) Music tenir

➲ hold to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(promise, tradition) s'en tenir à, rester fidèle à; (decision) maintenir, s'en tenir à;

∎ you must hold to your principles vous devez rester fidèle à vos principes

2 separable transitive verb

∎ we held him to his promise nous lui avons fait tenir parole;

∎ if I win, I'll buy you lunch - I'll hold you to that! si je gagne, je t'invite à déjeuner - je te prends au mot!

➲ hold together separable transitive verb

(book, car) maintenir; (two objects) maintenir ensemble; (community, family) maintenir l'union de;

∎ the two pieces of wood are held together by nails les deux morceaux de bois sont cloués ensemble;

∎ we need a leader who can hold the workers together il nous faut un chef qui puisse rallier les ouvriers

➲ hold up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lift, raise) lever, élever;

∎ I held up my hand j'ai levé la main;

∎ hold the picture up to the light tenez la photo à contre-jour;

∎ to hold up one's head redresser la tête;

∎ figurative she felt she would never be able to hold her head up again elle pensait qu'elle ne pourrait plus jamais marcher la tête haute

(b) (support) soutenir;

∎ my trousers were held up with safety pins mon pantalon était maintenu par des épingles de sûreté

(c) (present as example)

∎ they were held up as an example of efficient local government on les présentaient comme un exemple de gouvernement local compétent;

∎ to hold sb up to ridicule tourner qn en ridicule

(d) (delay) retarder; (stop) arrêter;

∎ the traffic held us up la circulation nous a mis en retard;

∎ the accident held up traffic for an hour l'accident a bloqué la circulation pendant une heure;

∎ our departure was held up by bad weather notre départ a été retardé par le mauvais temps;

∎ I was held up j'ai été retenu;

∎ the project was held up for lack of funds (before it started) le projet a été mis en attente faute de financement; (after it started) le projet a été interrompu faute de financement;

∎ the goods were held up at customs les marchandises ont été immobilisées à la douane

(e) (rob) faire une attaque à main armée;

∎ to hold up a bank faire un hold-up dans une banque

2 intransitive verb

(clothing, equipment) tenir; (supplies) tenir, durer; (weather) se maintenir;

∎ the car held up well during the trip la voiture a bien tenu le coup pendant le voyage;

∎ she's holding up well under the pressure elle supporte bien la pression;

∎ my finances are holding up well je tiens le coup financièrement

➲ hold with inseparable transitive verb

British (agree with) être d'accord avec; (approve of) approuver;

∎ I don't hold with her ideas on socialism je ne suis pas d'accord avec ou je ne partage pas ses idées concernant le socialisme;

∎ his mother doesn't hold with private schools sa mère est contre ou désapprouve les écoles privées

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hold
15 deep

1. n глубь, глубина

the unfathomed deeps — неизведанные глубины океана

deep focus — фокусировка для большей глубины резкости

deep support — поддержка на большую глубину

deep sea — большие глубины моря

vasty deep — бездонная глубина

mean deep — средняя глубина

2. n углубление, впадина; глубокое место

the Boston deep — Бостонская впадина

deep purifying — глубокое очищение

deep chilling — глубокое охлаждение

deep emotion — глубокое переживание

deep oil — глубоко залегающая нефть

deep radiation — глубокое облучение

3. n абиссальные глубины

deep down — в глубине души

4. n поэт. море, океан; пучина

the great deep — бездонная синь

the azure deep — лазурный океан

exposed deep water — открытое глубокое море

5. n книжн. бездна, пропасть

in the deep of winter — в разгар зимы

a deep gulf — глубокая пропасть

6. n поэт. ритор. непостижимое, вечная тайна

7. n мор. расстояние между двумя отметками лотлиня

8. n горн. уклон, наклонная выработка

9. a глубокий

deep river — глубокая река

deep wrinkles — глубокие морщины

deep grass — высокая трава

deep discharge — глубокая разрядка

deep exposure — глубокое облучение

deep freeze — глубокое похолодание

deep well socket — глубокая розетка

deep concern — глубокое беспокойство

10. a имеющий определённую глубину, глубиной в

a mile deep — глубиной в одну милю

11. a широкий; имеющий большую толщину

deep shelf — широкая полка

deep forest — большой лес

deep draft — большая осадка

express deep concern — проявлять большую заботу

deep projecting eaves — свес крыши с большим вылетом

to express deep concern — выражать большую озабоченность

12. a находящийся на большой глубине, глубинный

deep bow — глубокий поклон

deep seismic sounding — глубинное сейсмическое зондирование

deep plating — глубинный посев на пластинках или чашках

deep sea-bed area — глубоководный район морского дна

deep scattering layer — глубинный рассеивающий слой

a deep circular pan — большое круглое углубление

13. a покрытый толстым слоем, находящийся под

lanes deep in snow — дорожки, засыпанные толстым слоем снега

deep water driving — вождение танка под водой

deep skin tissue — ткань глубинного слоя кожи

deep bed drying — сушка в толстом слое

14. a находящийся или расположенный в глубине, далеко от

a house deep in the valley — домик, стоящий глубоко в долине

deep space — дальний или открытый космос

deep sea and inland shipping — морской и речной флот

15. a погружённый, увлечённый, поглощённый

deep in peace — безмятежно спокойный

deep in reading — погружённый в чтение

deep in a novel — увлечённый романом

deep in a map — углубившийся в изучение карты

deep in love — по уши влюблённый

16. a сильный, крепкий

deep in the chest — широкогрудый, с широкой грудью

deep binding — сильная связность

to be deep in debt — сильно задолжать, быть кругом в долгу

17. a серьёзный, глубокий, фундаментальный, основательный

deep theoretician — глубокий теоретик

deep argument — веский аргумент

deep problem — сложная проблема

vat deep printing black — кубовый глубокий черный для печати

deep moisturizing cream — крем для глубокого увлажнения кожи

deep cultivator — культиватор для глубокой обработки почвы

deep moisturizer — средство для глубокого увлажнения кожи

deep basement — подземный этаж здания глубокого заложения

18. a сложный; непостижимый; таинственный

deep mystery — непостижимая загадка

deep game — сложная игра

19. a сложный; глубинный

the deeper causes of the social unrest — глубинные причины общественного недовольства

deep game — сложная игра

deep coal — глубинный уголь

deep gate — глубинный затвор

deep current — глубинное течение

deep semantics — глубинная семантика

20. a интенсивный; сильный, глубокий

deep breath — глубокий вздох

deep impression — глубокое впечатление

deep influence — сильное влияние

offset deep printing — печатание с форм глубокого офсета

deep prospecting — разведка при помощи глубокого бурения

deep plough — плуг для глубокой пахоты, плантажный плуг

deep cleansing cream — крем для глубокого очищения кожи

deep side lunge position — глубокий выпад в сторону

21. a полный, совершенный, абсолютный

deep gloom — глубокий мрак

deep freeze cabinet — холодильник для полного замораживания

22. a глубоко укоренившийся; заядлый, завзятый

deep drinking — беспробудное пьянство

deep cut — глубокий вруб

deep rear — глубокий тыл

deep sap — глубокая сапа

deep tone — глубокий тон

deep grip — глубокий хват

23. a тяжёлый; серьёзный; мучительный

deep disgrace — несмываемый позор

24. a насыщенный, тёмный, густой

deep colour — густой цвет

deep color — насыщенный цвет

deep assortment — насыщенный ассортимент

25. a низкий, полный, грудного тембра

deep sound — низкий звук

a deep, resonant voice — низкий, звучный голос

26. a разг. хитрый, ловкий

27. a мед. подкожный

deep therapy — глубокая рентгенотерапия

28. a психол. подсознательный

29. a как компонент сложных слов

30. a стоящий в столько-то рядов

police were three-deep — полиция стояла в три ряда

31. a погрузившийся на столько-то

knee-deep in mud — по колено в грязи

32. adv глубоко; в глубине

to lie deep — лежать на большой глубине

deep cleansing action — глубокое очищающее действие

deep pocket theory — «доктрина глубокого кармана»

deep offset pate — печатная форма глубокого офсета

deep bar motor — электродвигатель с глубоким пазом

pyrogene deep black — пирогеновый глубокий черный

33. adv на большом удалении

deep in the mountains — высоко в горах;

to drink deep — сделать большой глоток

34. adv до момента наиболее полного проявления

deep into the winter — до глубокой зимы

deep breathing — глубокий вдох

deep displacement — полное водоизмещение

35. adv очень, весьма; сильно, много

to play deep — круто играть

deep suntan tone — тон темного загара

numerous deep scores — много глубоких зарубок

Синонимический ряд:

1. bass (adj.) bass; low pitched; low toned; low-pitched; resonant; sonorous

2. bottomless (adj.) bottomless; immeasurable

3. buried (adj.) buried; deep-seated; inmost

4. difficult (adj.) abstract; acute; difficult; incisive; rich

5. intensive (adj.) abstruse; abysmal; blood-and-guts; complex; hard; intensive; profound

6. intent (adj.) absorbed; consumed; engaged; engrossed; immersed; intent; preoccupied; rapt; wrapped; wrapped up

7. involved (adj.) absorbing; earnest; extreme; fast; great; heartfelt; intimate; involved

8. low (adj.) below; beneath; low; subterranean

9. recondite (adj.) acroamatic; esoteric; heavy; hermetic; occult; orphic; recondite; secret

10. serious (adj.) grave; grievous; serious

11. sly (adj.) crafty; foxy; guileful; insidious; sly; subdolous; subtle; tricky; vulpine; wily

12. strong (adj.) deep-felt; intense; strong

13. wise (adj.) artful; astute; bright; cunning; designing; discerning; intelligent; penetrating; wise

14. ocean (noun) abyss; blue; brine; drink; main; ocean; river; sea

Антонимический ряд:

familiar; flighty; frivolous; high; ignorant; shallow; simple; superficial

English-Russian base dictionary > deep
16 loose

1. adjective
1) (unrestrained) freilaufend [Tier]; (escaped) ausgebrochen

set or turn loose — freilassen

2) (not firm) locker [Zahn, Schraube, Mutter, Knopf, Messerklinge]

come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also academic.ru/64936/screw">screw 1. 1)

3) (not fixed) lose

4) (not bound together) lose; offen [Haar]

5) (slack) locker; schlaff [Haut, Gewebe usw.]; beweglich [Glieder]

6) (hanging free) lose

be at a loose end — or (Amer.)

at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen

7) (inexact) ungenau; schief [Vergleich]; frei [Stil]; unsauber [Denken]

8) (morally lax) liederlich [Leben[swandel], Person]; locker [Moral, Lebenswandel]

a loose woman — ein leichtes Mädchen
2. transitive verb
1) loslassen [Hund usw.]

2) (untie) lösen; aufmachen (ugs.)

3)

loose [off] — abschießen [Pfeil]; abfeuern [Feuerwaffe, Salve]; abgeben [Schuss, Salve]

4) (relax) lockern

loose [one's] hold — loslassen

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[lu:s]
adjective

1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) lose

2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) lose

3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) frei

4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) lose

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- loosely
- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose
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loose

[lu:s]

I. adj

1. (not tight) locker

\loose cash/coins Kleingeld nt, Münz pl SCHWEIZ

\loose connection Wackelkontakt m

\loose sheets of paper lose Blätter Papier

\loose skin schlaffe Haut

to hang \loose lose herabhängen

to work itself \loose sich akk lockern; sth glued sich akk lösen

2. (untied)

\loose hair offenes Haar

her hair was hanging \loose sie trug ihr Haar offen

3. (not confined) frei

to be \loose criminal frei herumlaufen

to get [or break] \loose person, dog sich akk losreißen

to let [or set] an animal \loose ein Tier loslassen, einem Tier freien Lauf lassen

a bunch of idiots was let \loose on a nuclear power station sie haben so ein paar Idioten auf dem Gelände eines Atomkraftwerks völlig frei herumlaufen lassen

to let a dog \loose on sb einen Hund auf jdn loslassen

4. (not exact) ungefähr attr; (not strict) lose

\loose adaptation freie Bearbeitung

\loose discipline mangelhafte Disziplin

\loose translation freie Übersetzung

5. (not compact)

\loose weave grobmaschiges Gewebe

6. (diarrhoea)

\loose bowels [or \loose bowel movement] Durchfall m

to be \loose [or ( form) to suffer from \loose bowels] Durchfall haben, an Durchfall leiden form

7. clothing weit, locker

a \loose fit eine lockere Passform

I'll take the jacket with the \loosest fit ich nehme das Jackett, das am lockersten und angenehmsten sitzt

8. (relaxed)

\loose stride lockere [o entspannte] Gangart

9. (indiscreet)

\loose talk Getratsch[e] nt, Geschwätz nt

\loose tongue loses Mundwerk fam

10. ( pej dated or hum: immoral) lose veraltend, locker

\loose living lockerer Lebenswandel

\loose morals lockere Moral

\loose woman Frau f mit lockerem Lebenswandel, loses Mädchen veraltet

11. SPORT

\loose play Spiel, bei dem die Spieler über das ganze Spielfeld verteilt sind

12. (in cricket)

\loose bowling ungenauer Wurf

\loose play unvorsichtiges [o unachtsames] Spiel

13. SCI

\loose radiation inkohärente Strahlung

\loose linkage gelockerte Bindung

14.

▶ to hang [or stay] \loose AM (sl) cool [o locker] bleiben sl

▶ to let \loose sth [or to let sth \loose] etw loslassen

the allies let \loose an intensive artillery bombardment die Alliierten begannen mit intensivem Artilleriebeschuss

he let \loose a shriek of delight er ließ einen Freudenschrei los

II. n no pl LAW

to be on the \loose frei herumlaufen

III. vt

1. (set free)

▪ to \loose sth etw freilassen [o loslassen]

\loose the dogs! lass die Hunde los!

the minister \loosed a tirade against the opposition leader ( liter) der Minister ließ eine Schimpfkanonade gegen den Oppositionsführer los

2. (untie)

to \loose a knot/rope einen Knoten/ein Seil lösen

3. (relax)

to \loose one's hold [or grip] loslassen

she never \loosed her hold on her conviction sie gab ihre Überzeugung niemals auf

* * *
[luːs]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not tight, movable) board, button lose; dress, collar weit; tooth, bandage, knot, screw, soil, weave locker; limbs beweglich, locker

he kept his change loose in his pocket — er hatte sein Kleingeld lose in der Tasche

a loose connection (Elec) — ein Wackelkontakt m

to come or work loose (screw, handle etc) — sich lockern; (sole, cover etc) sich (los)lösen; (button) abgehen

to hang loose — lose herunterhängen

her hair hung loose — sie trug ihr Haar offen

to have loose bowels — Durchfall haben

just stay or hang loose (inf) — bleib cool (inf)

2)

(= free) to break or get loose (person, animal) — sich losreißen ( from von); (ship) sich (von der Vertäuung) losreißen; (from group of players etc) sich trennen, sich lösen

to run loose — frei herumlaufen; (children) unbeaufsichtigt herumlaufen

to turn or let or set loose (animal) — frei herumlaufen lassen; prisoner freilassen; imagination freien Lauf lassen (+dat)

to let loose political forces that will be difficult to control — politische Kräfte entfesseln or freisetzen, die nur schwer unter Kontrolle zu bringen sind

I let him loose on the garden — ich ließ ihn auf den Garten los

to be at a loose end (fig) — nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen

to tie up the loose ends (fig) — ein paar offene or offenstehende Probleme lösen

3) (= not exact, vague) translation frei; account, thinking, planning ungenau; connection lose

in a loose sense — im weiteren Sinne

4) (= informal) group, alliance, organization, arrangement lose, locker

5) (= too free, immoral) conduct lose; morals locker; person unmoralisch, lose

a loose life —

a loose woman in that bar you get loose women — eine Frau mit lockerem Lebenswandel in der Bar findest du lose Mädchen

do you think that's being loose? — meinst du, das ist unmoralisch?

to have a loose tongue — nichts für sich behalten können

loose talk — leichtfertiges Gerede

2. n (inf)

to be on the loose (prisoners, dangerous animals) — frei herumlaufen

he was on the loose in Paris —

the troops were on the loose in the city — die Truppen wüteten in der Stadt

oh dear, when these two are on the loose — wehe, wenn sie losgelassen!

3. vt

1) (= free) befreien

2) (= untie) losmachen

3) (= slacken) lockern

4) bullet, missile abfeuern; arrow schießen; gun feuern; (fig) tirade, curse loslassen

to loose off a volley or stream of abuse at sb — eine Schimpfkanonade auf jdn loslassen

* * *

loose [luːs]

A adj (adv loosely)

1. a) los(e), locker

b) frei, nicht angebunden oder eingesperrt:

break loose sich befreien oder losreißen ( from von); (aus der Haft) ausbrechen;

come ( oder get) loose abgehen (Knopf etc), sich lockern (Schraube etc), sich ablösen, abblättern (Farbe etc); loskommen (Tier etc);

cut loose sich gehen lassen; loslegen umg ( with mit); auf den Putz hauen umg;

let loose einen Hund von der Leine lassen, auch Flüche etc loslassen, seinem Ärger etc Luft machen, freien Lauf lassen; nachgeben (Material), sich lockern (Schraube etc);

run loose frei herumlaufen;

turn loose freilassen; einen Hund etc loslassen (on auf akk);

loose connection ELEK Wackelkontakt m; → screw A 1

2. locker (Boden, Gewebe etc):

have loose bowels weichen Stuhl(gang) haben

3. a) lose (Haar, Geldscheine etc):

loose change Kleingeld n, Münzen pl;

wear one’s hair loose das Haar offen tragen

b) offen, lose, unverpackt (Ware):

buy sth loose etwas offen kaufen;

be at a loose end (US at loose ends) nichts zu tun haben; nicht recht wissen, was man( mit sich) anfangen soll

4. lose sitzend, weit (Kleidungsstück)

5. fig

a) lose (Abmachung, Zusammenhang etc)

b) frei, liberal (Auslegung etc)

c) frei, ungenau (Übersetzung etc)

d) unlogisch, wirr (Gedankengang etc):

loose thinker Wirrkopf m

e) unkonzentriert, nachlässig (Spielweise etc)

f) unkontrolliert:

have a loose tongue → loose-tongued

6. a) locker (Moral, Lebenswandel etc): → liver², living B 3

b) schlüpfrig (Roman etc)

7. WIRTSCH verfügbar (Geld etc)

B adv lose, locker (meist in Zusammensetzungen): → loose-fitting, etc

C v/t

1. los-, freilassen

2. einen Knoten etc, auch fig die Zunge lösen:

the wine loosed his tongue der Wein löste ihm die Zunge

3. lösen, befreien ( beide:

from von)

4. auch SCHIFF losmachen

5. den Boden etc (auf)lockern

6. auch loose off eine Waffe, einen Schuss abfeuern, einen Pfeil etc abschießen

7. lockern:

loose one’s hold of sth etwas loslassen

D v/i

1. SCHIFF den Anker lichten

2. auch loose off schießen (at auf akk)

E s be on the loose

a) auf freiem Fuß sein,

b) auch go on the loose umg auf den Putz hauen

* * *
1. adjective
1) (unrestrained) freilaufend [Tier]; (escaped) ausgebrochen

set or turn loose — freilassen

2) (not firm) locker [Zahn, Schraube, Mutter, Knopf, Messerklinge]

come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also screw 1. 1)

3) (not fixed) lose

4) (not bound together) lose; offen [Haar]

5) (slack) locker; schlaff [Haut, Gewebe usw.]; beweglich [Glieder]

6) (hanging free) lose

be at a loose end — or (Amer.)

at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen

7) (inexact) ungenau; schief [Vergleich]; frei [Stil]; unsauber [Denken]

8) (morally lax) liederlich [Leben[swandel], Person]; locker [Moral, Lebenswandel]

a loose woman — ein leichtes Mädchen
2. transitive verb
1) loslassen [Hund usw.]

2) (untie) lösen; aufmachen (ugs.)

3)

loose [off] — abschießen [Pfeil]; abfeuern [Feuerwaffe, Salve]; abgeben [Schuss, Salve]

4) (relax) lockern

loose [one's] hold — loslassen

* * *

(sharp) tongue n.

lose (scharfe)

Zunge f. adj.

locker adj.

los adj.

verlassen adj. v.

verlassen v.

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17 ground

грунт; почва; поле; местность; основание; II ставить или класть на землю; заземлять; жарг. лишать водительских прав; не разрешать (подростку) водить автомобиль; II притёртый

- ground bearing pressure

- ground clearance

- ground coat
- ground communications - ground connection - ground contact - ground contacting area of track - ground-effect machine - ground electrode
- ground gear

- ground grip tyre
- ground-in - ground level - ground line gradient - ground plane - ground pressure - ground strap - ground vehicle - ground wire - ground-work - artifical ground
- broken ground

- building ground
- cleyey ground - difficult ground - even ground - filled-up ground
- firm ground

- hover ground
- moist ground - motor-vehicle proving grounds - practice ground - proof ground - sandy ground

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18 gun

насос (для густой смазки); распылитель; пистолет-распылитель; раздаточный кран (для топлив и масел); шприц (нагнетатель) для смазки; авто. инжектор

- gun-barrel tank
- gun for riveting - gun glaze - gun nail - gun truck - gun welder - gun-type welder - gun welding machine
- air gun

- air gun with double valve and gauge graduated scale in bar/psi
- blow gun with gauge - blow gun with gradual valve for easy regulation - blow gun with long nozzle for use in difficult to reach spaces
- filling gun

- flock spray gun

- grease gun

- heat gun
- low-pressure gun - quick-heating pistol-grip soldering gun - silicone gun for standard cartriges

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19 squeeze

squeeze [skwi:z]

1 noun

(a) (pressure, grip) pression f; (handshake) poignée f de main; (hug) étreinte f;

∎ to give sth a squeeze (toothpaste, lemon) presser qch; (cloth) essorer qch;

∎ he gave my hand a reassuring squeeze il a serré ma main pour me rassurer;

∎ to give sb a squeeze serrer qn dans ses bras;

∎ familiar to put the squeeze on sb faire pression sur qn^□

(b) (crush of people) cohue f;

∎ it was a tight squeeze (in vehicle, room) on était très serré; (through opening) on est passé de justesse

(c) (small amount → of liquid) quelques gouttes fpl;

∎ a squeeze of lemon quelques gouttes de citron;

∎ a squeeze of toothpaste un peu de dentifrice

(d) familiar (difficult situation) situation f difficile^□ ;

∎ in a squeeze you can always borrow my car en cas de problème, tu peux toujours emprunter ma voiture

(e) Economics & Finance (on profits, wages) baisse f (on de);

∎ (credit) squeeze resserrement m du crédit;

∎ a squeeze on jobs des suppressions fpl d'emploi;

∎ since her husband lost his job, they've really been feeling the squeeze depuis que son mari a perdu son emploi, ils ont de sérieux problèmes d'argent

(f) (in bridge) squeeze m

(g) familiar

∎ (main) squeeze (boyfriend) mec m, Jules m; (girlfriend) nana f, gonzesse f

2 transitive verb

(a) (press → tube, sponge, pimple) presser; (→ cloth) essorer; (→ trigger) presser sur, appuyer sur; (→ package) palper; (→ hand, shoulder) serrer;

∎ I squeezed as hard as I could j'ai serré aussi fort que j'ai pu;

∎ she squeezed her knees together elle serra les genoux;

∎ I kept my eyes squeezed tight shut j'ai gardé les yeux bien fermés;

∎ to squeeze the life out of sb étouffer qn

(b) (extract, press out → liquid) exprimer; (→ paste, glue) faire sortir; figurative (money, information) soutirer;

∎ I squeezed a dab of cream onto my nose je me suis mis un peu de crème sur le nez;

∎ a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice une orange pressée;

∎ to squeeze the juice out of a lemon extraire le jus d'un citron;

∎ to squeeze the water out of a sponge essorer une éponge;

∎ to squeeze the air out of or from sth faire sortir l'air de qch en appuyant dessus;

∎ it won't be easy to squeeze the results out of him il ne sera pas facile de lui soutirer les résultats;

∎ you won't squeeze another penny out of me! tu n'auras pas un sou de plus!;

∎ they want to squeeze more concessions from the EC ils veulent forcer la Communauté européenne à faire de nouvelles concessions;

∎ she's squeezing a lot of publicity out of the issue elle exploite le sujet au maximum pour se faire de la publicité

(c) (cram, force) faire entrer (avec difficulté);

∎ I can't squeeze another thing into my suitcase je ne peux plus rien faire entrer dans ma valise;

∎ they're squeezing more and more circuits onto microchips ils réussissent à mettre de plus en plus de circuits sur les puces;

∎ she squeezed the ring onto her finger elle enfila la bague avec difficulté;

∎ he squeezed his way under the fence il s'est glissé ou faufilé sous le grillage;

∎ he squeezed his huge bulk behind the steering wheel il parvint à glisser son corps volumineux derrière le volant;

∎ 20 men were squeezed into one small cell 20 hommes étaient entassés dans une petite cellule;

∎ the airport is squeezed between the sea and the mountains l'aéroport est coincé entre la mer et les montagnes

(d) (constrain → profits, budget) réduire; (→ taxpayer, workers) pressurer;

∎ universities are being squeezed by the cuts les réductions (de budget) mettent les universités en difficulté;

∎ the British car industry has been squeezed by foreign competition l'industrie automobile britannique subit la pression de la concurrence étrangère;

∎ familiar I'm a bit squeezed for time/money question temps/argent, je suis un peu juste

(e) (in bridge) squeezer

3 intransitive verb

∎ the lorry managed to squeeze between the posts le camion a réussi à passer de justesse entre les poteaux;

∎ I squeezed into the crowded room j'ai réussi à me glisser dans la salle bondée;

∎ they all squeezed onto the bus ils se sont tous entassés dans le bus;

∎ can you squeeze into that parking space? y a-t-il assez de place pour te garer là?;

∎ try and squeeze into these trousers essayez de rentrer dans ce pantalon;

∎ it was possible just to squeeze under the wire il était tout juste possible de se glisser sous le fil de fer

➲ squeeze in

1 intransitive verb

(get in) se faire une petite place;

∎ I had to squeeze in past six people to reach my seat j'ai dû me glisser devant six personnes pour atteindre mon siège

2 separable transitive verb

(in schedule) réussir à faire entrer;

∎ she's hoping to squeeze in a trip to Rome too elle espère avoir aussi le temps de faire un saut à Rome;

∎ the dentist says he can squeeze you in le dentiste dit qu'il peut vous prendre entre deux rendez-vous;

∎ can you squeeze in a lunch with me next week? vous n'auriez pas une petite heure disponible pour déjeuner avec moi la semaine prochaine?

➲ squeeze out separable transitive verb

(a) (sponge, wet clothes) essorer

(b) (liquid) exprimer; Technology (plastic) extruder;

∎ I squeezed out the last of the glue j'ai fini le tube de colle;

∎ she gently squeezed the splinter out en pressant doucement, elle a fait sortir l'écharde

(c) (get rid of → candidate, competitor) évincer;

∎ they're trying to squeeze me out ils essaient de se débarrasser de moi;

∎ we were squeezed out by a German firm une société allemande nous a devancés d'une courte tête;

∎ the Japanese are squeezing them out of the market ils sont en train de se faire évincer du marché par les Japonais

➲ squeeze up intransitive verb

se serrer, se pousser;

∎ squeeze up a bit so Jane can sit down serrez-vous un peu pour que Jane puisse s'asseoir

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20 twist

twist [twɪst]

tourner ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) tordre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) tresser ⇒ 1 (b) enrouler ⇒ 1 (b) déformer ⇒ 1 (e) serpenter ⇒ 2 (a) s'enrouler ⇒ 2 (b) se tortiller ⇒ 2 (c) se tordre ⇒ 2 (d) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (e) torsion ⇒ 3 (a) tournant ⇒ 3 (b) virage ⇒ 3 (b)

1 transitive verb

(a) (turn → round and round) tourner; (→ round axis) tourner, visser; (→ tightly) tordre;

∎ try twisting the dial to the left essaie de tourner le cadran vers la gauche;

∎ you have to twist the lid off il faut dévisser le couvercle dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre;

∎ she twisted her hankie nervously elle tordait nerveusement son mouchoir;

∎ to twist sth into a ball faire une boule de qch;

∎ he twisted the wire into the shape of a dog il a tordu le fil pour lui donner la forme d'un chien;

∎ the railings were twisted out of shape les grilles étaient toutes tordues;

∎ he twisted the keys from my hand il m'a arraché les clés des mains

(b) (twine) tresser, entortiller; (wind) enrouler, tourner;

∎ she twisted her hair into a bun elle s'est coiffée en chignon, elle a torsadé ses cheveux pour faire un chignon;

∎ the seat-belt got twisted la ceinture (de sécurité) s'est entortillée;

∎ the wires got twisted les fils se sont entortillés;

∎ he twisted the threads into a rope il a tressé ou torsadé les fils pour en faire une corde

(c) (body, part of body) tourner;

∎ I twisted my head (round) to the left j'ai tourné la tête vers la gauche;

∎ he twisted himself free il s'est dégagé en se tortillant;

∎ figurative her face was twisted with pain ses traits étaient tordus par la douleur, la douleur lui tordait le visage;

∎ to twist sb's arm tordre le bras à qn; figurative forcer la main à qn;

∎ if you twist his arm, he'll agree to go si tu insistes un peu, il voudra bien y aller

(d) (sprain → ankle, wrist) tordre, fouler;

∎ I've twisted my ankle je me suis tordu ou foulé la cheville;

∎ I seem to have twisted my neck je crois que j'ai attrapé un torticolis

(e) (distort → words) déformer; (→ argument) déformer, fausser;

∎ don't twist the facts to suit your argument ne déformez pas les faits pour étayer votre argument;

∎ she twists everything I say elle déforme tout ce que je dis

(f) British familiar (cheat, swindle) arnaquer;

∎ I've been twisted je me suis fait avoir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (road, stream) serpenter;

∎ the path twisted and turned through the forest le chemin zigzaguait à travers la forêt

(b) (become twined) s'enrouler;

∎ the ivy twisted round the tree le lierre s'enroulait autour de l'arbre

(c) (body, part of body) se tortiller;

∎ he twisted and turned to get himself free il s'est tortillé tant qu'il a pu pour se dégager;

∎ the dog twisted out of my arms le chien s'est dégagé de mes bras en se tortillant;

∎ his mouth twisted into a smile il eut un rictus

(d) (be sprained → ankle) se tordre, se fouler; (→ knee) se tordre

(e) (dance) twister

(f) (in pontoon)

∎ twist! encore une carte!

3 noun

(a) (turn, twirl) tour m, torsion f;

∎ to give sth a twist (dial, handle, lid) (faire) tourner qch; (wire) tordre qch;

∎ with a twist of the wrist en un tour de main;

∎ there's a twist in the tape la bande est entortillée;

∎ to get (oneself) into a twist about sth (get angry) se fâcher ou s'énerver au sujet de qch; (get upset) prendre qch au tragique, se mettre dans tous ses états à cause de qch;

∎ the string is in an awful twist la ficelle est tout emmêlée

(b) (in road) tournant m, virage m; (in river) coude m; (in staircase) tournant m; figurative (in thinking) détour m;

∎ the road has many twists and turns la route a beaucoup de tournants et de virages ou fait de nombreux tours et détours;

∎ it's difficult to follow the twists and turns of his argument/of government policy il est difficile de suivre les méandres de son argumentation/de la politique gouvernementale

(c) (coil → of tobacco) rouleau m; (→ of paper) tortillon m

(d) Cookery

∎ a twist of lemon un zeste de citron

(e) (in story, plot) tour m;

∎ the film has an exciting twist at the end le film se termine par un coup de théâtre passionnant;

∎ there is an ironic twist to the story l'histoire comporte un tour ironique;

∎ the book gives a new twist to the old story le livre donne une nouvelle tournure ou un tour nouveau à cette vieille histoire;

∎ by a strange twist of fate, we met again years later in Zimbabwe par un hasard extraordinaire ou un caprice du destin, nous nous sommes retrouvés au Zimbabwe des années après

(f) (dance) twist m;

∎ to do or to dance the twist twister

(g) British familiar (cheat) arnaque f;

∎ it's a real twist! c'est vraiment de l'arnaque ou du vol!;

∎ what a twist! on s'est bien fait avoir!

(h) British familiar (idiom)

∎ to be completely round the twist être complètement dingue ou cinglé;

∎ to go round the twist devenir dingue ou cinglé, perdre la boule;

∎ to drive sb round the twist rendre qn chèvre ou dingue!;

∎ they're driving me round the twist! ils me rendent chèvre ou dingue!

►► twist grip (accelerator) poignée f d'accélération; (gear change) poignée f de changement de vitesses

➲ twist about, twist around intransitive verb

(a) (wire, rope) s'entortiller, s'emmêler

(b) (road) serpenter, zigzaguer

➲ twist off

1 separable transitive verb

(lid) dévisser; (cork) enlever en tournant; (branch) enlever ou arracher en tordant

2 intransitive verb

(cap, lid) se dévisser

➲ twist out separable transitive verb

(nail, cork) enlever en tournant

➲ twist round British

1 separable transitive verb

(rope, tape) enrouler; (lid) visser; (handle) (faire) tourner; (swivel chair) faire tourner ou pivoter; (hat, head) tourner;

∎ I twisted myself round on my chair je me suis retourné sur ma chaise

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) se retourner

(b) (strap, rope) s'entortiller; (swivel chair) pivoter

(c) (path) serpenter, zigzaguer

➲ twist together separable transitive verb

(threads) tresser, enrouler; (wires) enrouler

➲ twist up

1 separable transitive verb

(threads, wires) enrouler, emmêler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (threads, wires) s'emmêler, s'enchevêtrer

(b) (smoke) monter en volutes

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