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1 hold true for

Общая лексика: быть верным в отношении (чего-л.) распространяться (на что-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hold true for
2 hold good/true for

hold good/true for

gelden voor

English-Dutch dictionary > hold good/true for
3 true

tru:
adjective

1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) verdadero

2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) exacto; acertado

3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) fiel; leal; de verdad

4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) auténtico, real

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- trueness
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true adj

1. verídico / real

the film is a true story la película es una historia real

2. verdadero

I discovered his true motives descubrí sus verdaderos motivos

to be true ser verdad / ser cierto

is it true that you are getting married? ¿es verdad que te casas?

to come true hacerse realidad

it's like a dream come true es como un sueño hecho realidad

true

tr[trʊː]

adjective

1 (not false) verdadero,-a, cierto,-a

■ it's true es cierto, es verdad

2 (genuine, real) auténtico,-a, genuino,-a, real

■ true story historia real

3 (faithful) fiel, leal

4 (exact) exacto,-a

5 (accurate - aim) acertado,-a

6 (straight, level - wall) a plomo; (- surface, level) a nivel, nivelado,-a; (- wheel) centrado,-a

adverb

1 (truthfully) sinceramente

2 (accurately) bien

■ he aimed true apuntó bien

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be out of true (wall) no estar a plomo 2 (surface) no estar a nivel 3 (wheel) estar descentrado,-a

to be true to life ser realista

to come true realizarse, hacerse realidad, cumplirse

true to form como siempre, como era de esperar

true ['tru:] vt, trued ; trueing : aplomar (algo vertical), nivelar (algo horizontal), centrar (una rueda)

true adv

1) truthfully: lealmente, sinceramente

2) accurately: exactamente, certeramente

true adj, truer ; truest

1) loyal: fiel, leal

2) : cierto, verdadero, verídico

it's true: es cierto, es la verdad

a true story: una historia verídica

3) genuine: auténtico, genuino

♦ truly adv

true

adj.

• a nivel adj.

• a plomo adj.

• auténtico, -a adj.

• cierto (Verdadero) adj.

• fiel adj.

• genuino, -a adj.

• verdadero, -a adj.

I truː
adjective truer, truest

1)

a) (consistent with fact, reality)

to be true — ser* cierto, ser* verdad

it can't be true! — no puede ser!

a true story — una historia verídica

to come true — hacerse* realidad

to hold true — ser* válido

true, inflation has fallen, but... — cierto, la inflación ha disminuido, pero...

how true! o too true! — si será cierto!

you never said o spoke a truer word! — tú lo has dicho!

they're so stupid it's not true — (esp BrE) parece mentira que sean tan tontos, son increíblemente tontos

b) (accurate, exact) (before n) < account> verídico; < copy> fiel

in the truest sense of the word — en el sentido estricto de la palabra

2) (real, actual, genuine) (before n) <purpose/courage> verdadero; < friend> auténtico, de verdad

a true Frenchman — un francés auténtico

true north — el norte geográfico

it's true love — es amor de verdad

3) ( faithful) fiel

true TO something/somebody — fiel a algo/alguien

to be true to one's word — ser* fiel a or mantener* su (or mi etc) palabra

true to form: true to form, he arrived late como era de esperar, llegó tarde; she was acting true to form, telling everyone what to do — como siempre, estaba dándole órdenes a todo el mundo

4) ( Tech) (pred)

to be true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> estar* a plomo; \<\<beam\>\> estar* a nivel; \<\<wheel/axle\>\> estar* alineado or centrado; \<\<instrument\>\> estar* bien calibrado

his aim is true — tiene buena puntería

II

noun

to be out of true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> no estar* a plomo

[truː]
1. ADJ
(compar truer) (superl truest)
1) (=not false) [story] real, verídico; [account] verídico; [statement] cierto, verídico; [rumour] cierto, verdadero

it is true that... — es verdad or cierto que...

is it true? — ¿es (eso) verdad?

it can't be true! — ¡no me lo creo!

I'm quite tired, it's true — es verdad or cierto que estoy bastante cansado

he's so jealous it's not true * — es tan celoso que resulta difícil creerlo

• is it true about Harry? — ¿es verdad or cierto lo de Harry?

• true, but... — cierto, pero...

• to come true — [dream] hacerse realidad; [wish, prediction] cumplirse, hacerse realidad

it's a dream come true — es un sueño hecho realidad

• true or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?

• the reverse is true — ocurre lo contrario

• it is true to say that... — puede afirmarse que...

• the film is based on a true story — la película está basada en un hecho real or verídico

• it's truer than you know — es más verdad de lo que te imaginas

• that's true — es cierto, es verdad

• too true — eso es totalmente cierto

it is only too true that... — es lamentablemente or desgraciadamente cierto que...
good 1., 1), ring II, 3., 4)
2) (=genuine) [gentleman, romantic, genius] verdadero, auténtico; [friend, courage, happiness] verdadero, de verdad, auténtico

• music is her true love — su verdadero amor es la música

her true love — † (=sweetheart) su gran amor m

• then he was able to demonstrate his true worth — entonces pudo demostrar lo que valía realmente or su verdadera valía

3) (=real, actual) [feelings, motives, meaning] verdadero; [value, cost] verdadero, real

the true meaning of love — el verdadero significado del amor

this helps us to discover our true selves — esto nos ayuda a descubrir nuestra verdadera identidad

in the true sense (of the word) — en el sentido estricto (de la palabra), propiamente dicho

4) (Rel) verdadero

the one true God — el Dios único y verdadero

5) (=relevant, applicable) cierto

• to be true for sb/sth — ser cierto en el caso de algn/algo

this is particularly true for single women — esto es cierto particularmente en el caso de las mujeres solteras

this is true for nine out of ten cases — esto es cierto en nueve de cada diez casos

• to hold true (for sb/sth) — ser válido (para algn/algo)

• this is true of any new business venture — este es el caso con cualquier empresa nueva

the same is true of nuclear power stations — el caso es el mismo con las centrales nucleares

6) frm (=faithful)

I am a true believer in American values — creo firmemente en los valores americanos

to be true to sb/sth — ser fiel a algn/algo

to be true to o.s. — ser fiel a sí mismo

• true to form — como es/era de esperar

• to be true to life — ser como la vida real

• to be true to one's promise or word — ser fiel a su palabra or promesa, cumplir con su palabra or promesa

• true to type — como es/era de esperar

7) (=accurate)

• his aim was true — dio en el blanco

• the portrait was a true likeness of her grandmother — el cuadro era un fiel retrato de su abuela

8) (=straight) derecho

the window frame isn't quite true — el marco de la ventana no está del todo derecho

9) (Mus) afinado

his top notes were pure and true — sus notas más altas eran puras y afinadas

2.

N

to be out of true: the doorframe is out of true — el marco de la puerta no cae a plomo

the top of the window was out of true — la parte superior de la ventana no estaba nivelada

3.

ADV

to breed true — (Bio) reproducirse conforme con la raza

4.

CPD

true colours, true colors (US) NPL —

to show one's true colours, show o.s. in one's true colours — mostrarse tal y como se es en realidad

to see sb in their true colours — ver a algn tal y como es en realidad
colour 1., 6)
true north N — (Geog) norte m geográfico

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I [truː]
adjective truer, truest

1)

a) (consistent with fact, reality)

to be true — ser* cierto, ser* verdad

it can't be true! — no puede ser!

a true story — una historia verídica

to come true — hacerse* realidad

to hold true — ser* válido

true, inflation has fallen, but... — cierto, la inflación ha disminuido, pero...

how true! o too true! — si será cierto!

you never said o spoke a truer word! — tú lo has dicho!

they're so stupid it's not true — (esp BrE) parece mentira que sean tan tontos, son increíblemente tontos

b) (accurate, exact) (before n) < account> verídico; < copy> fiel

in the truest sense of the word — en el sentido estricto de la palabra

2) (real, actual, genuine) (before n) <purpose/courage> verdadero; < friend> auténtico, de verdad

a true Frenchman — un francés auténtico

true north — el norte geográfico

it's true love — es amor de verdad

3) ( faithful) fiel

true TO something/somebody — fiel a algo/alguien

to be true to one's word — ser* fiel a or mantener* su (or mi etc) palabra

true to form: true to form, he arrived late como era de esperar, llegó tarde; she was acting true to form, telling everyone what to do — como siempre, estaba dándole órdenes a todo el mundo

4) ( Tech) (pred)

to be true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> estar* a plomo; \<\<beam\>\> estar* a nivel; \<\<wheel/axle\>\> estar* alineado or centrado; \<\<instrument\>\> estar* bien calibrado

his aim is true — tiene buena puntería

II

noun

to be out of true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> no estar* a plomo

English-spanish dictionary > true
4 true

1. adjective,
truer, truest

1) (in accordance with fact) wahr; wahrheitsgetreu [Bericht, Beschreibung]

is it true that...? — stimmt es, dass...?

[only] too true — nur zu wahr

that is too good to be true — das ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

[that's] true [enough] — [das] stimmt

come true — [Traum, Wunsch:] Wirklichkeit werden, wahr werden; [Befürchtung, Prophezeihung:] sich bewahrheiten

2) richtig [Vorteil, Einschätzung]; (rightly so called) eigentlich

the frog is not a true reptile — der Frosch ist kein echtes Reptil

3) (not sham) wahr; echt, wahr [Freund, Freundschaft, Christ]

that's not a true antique — das ist keine echte Antiquität

4) (accurately conforming) getreu [Wiedergabe]

be true to something — einer Sache (Dat.) genau entsprechen

true to type — typisch

true to life — lebensecht

5) (loyal) treu

true to one's word or promise — getreu seinem Versprechen

6) (in correct position) gerade [Pfosten]
2. noun
out of [the] true — schief [Mauer, Pfosten, Räder]
3. adverb
1) (truthfully) aufrichtig [lieben]

tell me true — sag mir die Wahrheit

2) (accurately) gerade; genau [zielen]

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[tru:]
adjective

1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) wahr

2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) zutreffend

3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) treu

4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) echt

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n COMPUT WAHR

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[truː]
1. adj

1) (= not false) story, news, rumour, statement wahr

to come true (dream, wishes) — Wirklichkeit werden, wahr werden; (prophecy) sich verwirklichen; (fears) sich bewahrheiten

to make sth come true — etw wahr werden lassen

it is true that... — es stimmt, dass..., es ist wahr or richtig, dass...

that's true — das stimmt, das ist wahr

can it be true (that he didn't know)? — kann es stimmen or sein(, dass er das nicht wusste)?

it is true to say that... — es ist richtig, dass...

true! — richtig!

too true! — (das ist nur) zu wahr!, wie wahr!

it is only too true that... — es ist nur allzu wahr, dass...

we mustn't generalize, (it's) true, but... — wir sollten natürlich nicht verallgemeinern, aber...

that's wrong! – true, but... — das ist falsch! – stimmt or richtig, aber...

is it true about Harry? — stimmt es, was man über Harry sagt?

the reverse is true — ganz im Gegenteil

the reverse is true for... — für... trifft das Gegenteil zu

he's got so much money it's not true! (inf) — es ist unfassbar, wie viel Geld er hat!

2) (= accurate) description, report, account wahrheitsgetreu; likeness (lebens)getreu; copy getreu; aim genau

the true meaning of — die wahre Bedeutung (+gen)

in the true sense (of the word) — im wahren Sinne (des Wortes)

3) (= real, genuine) feeling, friendship, friend, Christian, heir, opinion wahr, echt; reason wirklich; leather, antique echt

the frog is not a true reptile — der Frosch ist kein echtes Reptil

spoken like a true football fan — so spricht ein wahrer Fußballfan

in a true spirit of friendship/love — im wahren Geist der Freundschaft/Liebe

true love — die wahre Liebe

the path of true love ne'er did run smooth (prov) — die Pfade der Liebe sind gewunden

what is the true situation? —

in true life the one true God the True Cross (Rel) — im wirklichen Leben der einzige wahre Gott das wahre Kreuz

4) (= faithful) friend, follower treu

to be true to sb — jdm treu sein/bleiben

to be true to one's word/promise — (treu) zu seinem Wort/Versprechen stehen, seinem Wort treu bleiben

to be true to oneself —

to thine own self be true (liter) — bleibe dir selbst treu

twelve good men and true — zwölf ehrbare Männer

true to life — lebensnah; (Art) lebensecht

the horse ran true to form — das Pferd lief erwartungsgemäß

true to type — erwartungsgemäß; (Bot) artgetreu

5) wall, surface gerade; join genau; circle rund

6) (PHYS) tatsächlich

true north — der eigentliche or tatsächliche or geografische Norden

7)

(= applicable) to be true for sb/sth — für jdn/etw wahr sein

to be true of sb/sth — auf jdn/etw zutreffen

the same is or holds true for... — dasselbe gilt auch für..., dasselbe trifft auch auf... (acc) zu

8) (MUS) note richtig; voice rein

2. n

out of true (upright, beam, wheels) — schief; join verschoben

3. adv
aim genau; sing richtig
to breed true —

he speaks true (old) they speak truer than they know (old) — er spricht die Wahrheit sie kommen der Wahrheit näher, als ihnen bewusst ist

See:

→ ring

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true [truː]

A adj (adv → truly)

1. wahr, wahrheitsgetreu (Geschichte etc):

be ( oder hold) true (for, of) zutreffen (auf akk), gelten (für); → come A 12, ring² B 4

2. echt, wahr (Christ etc):

true current ELEK Wirkstrom m;

true love wahre Liebe;

true stress TECH wahre spezifische Belastung;

true value Ist-Wert m;

(it is) true zwar, allerdings, freilich, zugegeben;

is it true that …? stimmt es, dass …?;

too true! wie wahr!; → horizon 1

3. (ge)treu (to dat):

(as) true as gold ( oder steel) treu wie Gold;

true to one’s contracts vertragstreu;

true to one’s principles( word) seinen Grundsätzen (seinem Wort) getreu;

stay true one’s principles seinen Grundsätzen treu bleiben

4. getreu (to dat) (von Sachen):

true to life lebenswahr, -echt, aus dem Leben gegriffen;

true to nature naturgetreu;

true to pattern modellgetreu;

true to size TECH maßgerecht, -haltig;

true to type artgemäß, typisch; → copy A 1

5. genau, richtig (Gewicht etc)

6. wahr, rechtmäßig, legitim (Erbe etc)

7. zuverlässig (Zeichen etc)

8. TECH genau, richtig (ein)gestellt oder eingepasst

9. GEOG, SCHIFF, PHYS rechtweisend:

true declination Ortsmissweisung f;

true north geografisch oder rechtweisend Nord n

10. MUS richtig gestimmt, rein

11. BIOL reinrassig

B adv

1. wahrheitsgemäß:

speak true die Wahrheit sagen

2. (ge)treu (to dat)

3. genau:

shoot true

C s

1. the true das Wahre

2. (das) Richtige oder Genaue:

out of true

a) schief,

b) TECH unrund

D v/t oft true up TECH

a) ein Lager ausrichten,

b) ein Werkzeug nachschleifen, eine Schleifscheibe abdrehen,

c) ein Rad zentrieren

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1. adjective,
truer, truest

1) (in accordance with fact) wahr; wahrheitsgetreu [Bericht, Beschreibung]

is it true that...? — stimmt es, dass...?

[only] too true — nur zu wahr

that is too good to be true — das ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

[that's] true [enough] — [das] stimmt

come true — [Traum, Wunsch:] Wirklichkeit werden, wahr werden; [Befürchtung, Prophezeihung:] sich bewahrheiten

2) richtig [Vorteil, Einschätzung]; (rightly so called) eigentlich

the frog is not a true reptile — der Frosch ist kein echtes Reptil

3) (not sham) wahr; echt, wahr [Freund, Freundschaft, Christ]

that's not a true antique — das ist keine echte Antiquität

4) (accurately conforming) getreu [Wiedergabe]

be true to something — einer Sache (Dat.) genau entsprechen

true to type — typisch

true to life — lebensecht

5) (loyal) treu

true to one's word or promise — getreu seinem Versprechen

6) (in correct position) gerade [Pfosten]
2. noun
out of [the] true — schief [Mauer, Pfosten, Räder]
3. adverb
1) (truthfully) aufrichtig [lieben]

tell me true — sag mir die Wahrheit

2) (accurately) gerade; genau [zielen]

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adj.

echt adj.

richtig adj.

treu adj.

wahr adj.

zutreffend adj.

English-german dictionary > true
5 true

1. n (the true) правда, істина

2. adj

1) вірний, правильний

is it true that you are going away? — це правда, що ви від'їжджаєте?

a true sign of rain — вірна ознака дощу

to make true — тех. виправити, відрихтувати

2) відданий

a true friend — відданий друг

3) справжній, правдивий, істинний

4) правильний, точний

5) законний, дійсний, чинний

true heir — законний спадкоємець

6) щирий, неудаваний; правдивий

7) стійкий, стабільний

8) фіз. ідеальний (про середовище)

9) точний

true copy — завірена копія

10) тех. точно припасований

11) чесний, доброчесний

true bill — юр. затверджений обвинувальний акт

true mushroom — бот. шампіньйон звичайний

true otter — річкова видра

true stock — махровий левкой

to come true — збуватися (про мрії тощо)

true as I stand here — щоб мені з місця не зійти

as true as steel — відданий душею і тілом

3. adv

1) правдиво, чесно

his words ring true — його слова звучать правдиво

2) точно; відповідно до норми

4. v (тж true up)

1) вивіряти; правити

2) припасовувати, приганяти; регулювати

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I [truː] n
( the true) правда; реальність, дійсне положення справ

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true in — правильно встановлений /настроєний/; точний

out of true — погано встановлений; неточний; невертикальний, непрямовисний

to get /to run/ out of true — децентруватися ( про колесо)

to put smth out of true — децентрувати щось
II [truː] a
1) вірний, правильний

true story — правдива історія

to hold true for smth — бути вірним відносно чогось, розповсюджуватися на щось

this also holds true for the film — те ж саме можна сказати, про фільм

to prove true — підтвердитися

the rumour proved only too true — слух, на жаль, повністю підтвердився

to consider things in their true light — бачити речі в дійсному світлі

the novel is based on a true story — в основу романа покладена справжня історія, роман має документальну основу

fiction is true than history — художня література ближче до істини, чим історичні твори

is the news true — є це повідомлення правдивеє

it is only too true — це чистісінька правда

is it true that you are going away — є правда, що ви виїжджаєтеє

is it true /can it be true/ that he refused — є невже він відмовивсяє

it is true (that)... — треба визнати (що)...

it is true I saw him only once — правда, я бачив його тільки один раз

thats trueI, enough! — вірно!, ви маєте рацію!

true, the book is peppered with rhetorical questions — правда, книга просякнуто великою кількістю риторичних питань; надійний, вірний

a true sign of rain — вірний передвісник /ознака

2) вірний; не відступаючий

true friend — вірний друг

true to ones principles [to ones word] — вірний своїм принципам [своєму слову]

true to ones friends — відданий своїми друзями

true to oneself — вірний собі

true to the spirit of her age — вірна духу свого віку

3) справжній, істинний

true love — справжня любов; любов в повному розумінні слова

true rhyme — повна рима

true repentance — щире розкаяння

true grief — істинне/непритворне/горе

true blue — справжній синій колір [ср. true blue]

true diamond — справжній алмаз

true scholar — дійсний учений

true son of his race — дійсний син свого народу

the true dimension of the refugee problem — дійсні масштаби проблеми біженців

to find ones true vocation — знайти своє справжнє покликання; cпeц. істинний

the true time — acтp., вірний час

true altitude — acтp. дійсна висота

true azimuth — acтp.,; вiйcьк. дійсний азимут

true rib — aнaт. справжнє ребро; реальний, дійсний; практично досяжний або такий, що існує

true power /watt/ — реальна потужність

true market value — же. справжня ринкова вартість; істинний, заслуговуючий даної назви

true reptiles are lizards and not frogs — рептиліями у власному сенсі слова є ящірки, а не жаби; справжній, зв'язаний по крові, рідний

a true son and an adopted one — рідний, прийомний сини

4) правильний, точний

true — сміттю [reproduction]точна копія [відтворення]

true pair of scales — тбчні ваги

true to life — реалістичний, життєво правдивий; точно відтворений; відповідний

true pair — сумісна ( фізіологічно або психологічно) пара

to run true to type — відповідати типу

5) законний, дійсний

true heir — законний спадкоємець

6) тex. точно пригнаний to make smth

true — виправити щось

the blocks of granite were so true that practically no mortar was used — глиби граніту були так точно /щільно/ підібрані один до одного, що будівельний розчин майже не використовувався

7) чесний, добродійний

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to come true — збуватися (про мрії, прогнози)

true as I stand here — суща правда

as true as steel — вірний
III [truː] adv
1) правдиво, чесно

his words ring true — його слова звучать правдиво

2) точно; відповідно до норми

to aim true — цілитися точно

to run true — обертатися без вісімки ( про колесо) to breed true зберігати чистоту природи
IV [truː] v; тех.
регулювати ( true up)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > true
6 true

1. [tru:] n (the true)
истина, правда; реальность, действительное положение дел

♢ in true - правильно установленный /настроенный/; точный

out of true - плохо установленный; неточный; невертикальный, неотвесный

to get /to run/ out of true - децентрироваться ( о колесе)

to put smth. out of true - децентрировать что-л.
2. [tru:] a
1. 1) верный, правильный

true story - правдивая история

to hold true for smth. - быть верным в отношении чего-л., распространяться на что-л.

this also holds true for the film - то же самое можно сказать и о фильме

to prove true - подтвердиться

the rumour proved only too true - слух, к сожалению, полностью подтвердился

to consider things in their true light - видеть вещи в истинном свете

the novel is based on a true story - в основу романа положена подлинная история, роман имеет документальную основу

fiction is truer than history - художественная литература ближе к истине, чем исторические сочинения

is the news true? - это сообщение верно?

it is only too true - это чистейшая правда

is it true that you are going away? - (это) правда, что вы уезжаете?

is it true /can it be true/ that he refused? - неужели /неужто/ он отказался?

it is true (that)... - надо признать, (что)...

it is true I saw him only once - правда, я видел его только один раз

that's true!, true enough! - верно!, вы правы!

2) в функции вводного слова правда

true, the book is peppered with rhetorical questions - правда, книга приправлена большим количеством риторических вопросов

3) надёжный, верный; не обманывающий ожиданий

a true sign of rain - верный предвестник /признак/ дождя

2. преданный; верный; не отступающий

true friend - верный друг

true to one's principles [to one's word] - верный своим принципам [своему слову]

true to one's friends - преданный своим друзьям

true to oneself - верный себе

true to the spirit of her age - верная духу своего века

3. 1) настоящий, подлинный, истинный

true love - истинная любовь; любовь в полном смысле слова

true rhyme - полная рифма

true repentance - искреннее раскаяние

true grief - искреннее /непритворное/ горе

true blue - настоящий синий цвет [ср. тж. true blue]

true diamond - настоящий алмаз

true scholar - истинный учёный

true son of his race - истинный сын своего народа

the true dimension of the refugee problem - истинные масштабы проблемы беженцев

to find one's true vocation - найти своё истинное призвание

2) спец. истинный

the true time - астр. истинное время

true altitude - астр. истинная высота

true azimuth - астр., воен. истинный азимут

true rib - анат. истинное ребро

3) реальный, действительный; практически достижимый или существующий

true power /watt/ - реальная мощность

true market value - эк. действительная рыночная стоимость

4) истинный, заслуживающий данного названия

true reptiles are lizards and not frogs - рептилиями в собственном смысле слова являются ящерицы, а не лягушки

5) настоящий, связанный по крови, родной

a true son and an adopted one - родной и приёмный сыновья

4. 1) правильный, точный

true copy [reproduction] - точная копия [-ое воспроизведение]

true pair of scales - точные весы

true to life - реалистический, жизненно правдивый; точно воспроизведённый

2) соответствующий, подходящий

true pair - совместимая (физиологически или психологически) пара

to run true to type - соответствовать типу

5. законный, действительный

true heir - законный наследник

6. тех. точно пригнанный

to make smth. true - выправить что-л.; отрихтовать что-л.

the blocks of granite were so true that practically no mortar was used - глыбы гранита были так точно /плотно/ пригнаны друг к другу, что строительный раствор почти не использовался

7. честный, добродетельный

♢ to come true - сбываться (о мечтах, предсказаниях)

true as I stand here - сущая правда

as true as steel - преданный и верный, преданный душой и телом
3. [tru:] adv
1. правдиво, честно

his words ring true - его слова звучат правдиво

2. точно; в соответствии с нормой

to aim true - целиться точно

to run true - вращаться без перекосов, без восьмёрки ( о колесе)

to breed true - сохранять чистоту породы
4. [tru:] v тех.
выверять; править; пригонять; регулировать (тж. true up)

НБАРС > true
7 true

I [truː] n
( the true) правда; реальність, дійсне положення справ

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true in — правильно встановлений /настроєний/; точний

out of true — погано встановлений; неточний; невертикальний, непрямовисний

to get /to run/ out of true — децентруватися ( про колесо)

to put smth out of true — децентрувати щось
II [truː] a
1) вірний, правильний

true story — правдива історія

to hold true for smth — бути вірним відносно чогось, розповсюджуватися на щось

this also holds true for the film — те ж саме можна сказати, про фільм

to prove true — підтвердитися

the rumour proved only too true — слух, на жаль, повністю підтвердився

to consider things in their true light — бачити речі в дійсному світлі

the novel is based on a true story — в основу романа покладена справжня історія, роман має документальну основу

fiction is true than history — художня література ближче до істини, чим історичні твори

is the news true — є це повідомлення правдивеє

it is only too true — це чистісінька правда

is it true that you are going away — є правда, що ви виїжджаєтеє

is it true /can it be true/ that he refused — є невже він відмовивсяє

it is true (that)... — треба визнати (що)...

it is true I saw him only once — правда, я бачив його тільки один раз

thats trueI, enough! — вірно!, ви маєте рацію!

true, the book is peppered with rhetorical questions — правда, книга просякнуто великою кількістю риторичних питань; надійний, вірний

a true sign of rain — вірний передвісник /ознака

2) вірний; не відступаючий

true friend — вірний друг

true to ones principles [to ones word] — вірний своїм принципам [своєму слову]

true to ones friends — відданий своїми друзями

true to oneself — вірний собі

true to the spirit of her age — вірна духу свого віку

3) справжній, істинний

true love — справжня любов; любов в повному розумінні слова

true rhyme — повна рима

true repentance — щире розкаяння

true grief — істинне/непритворне/горе

true blue — справжній синій колір [ср. true blue]

true diamond — справжній алмаз

true scholar — дійсний учений

true son of his race — дійсний син свого народу

the true dimension of the refugee problem — дійсні масштаби проблеми біженців

to find ones true vocation — знайти своє справжнє покликання; cпeц. істинний

the true time — acтp., вірний час

true altitude — acтp. дійсна висота

true azimuth — acтp.,; вiйcьк. дійсний азимут

true rib — aнaт. справжнє ребро; реальний, дійсний; практично досяжний або такий, що існує

true power /watt/ — реальна потужність

true market value — же. справжня ринкова вартість; істинний, заслуговуючий даної назви

true reptiles are lizards and not frogs — рептиліями у власному сенсі слова є ящірки, а не жаби; справжній, зв'язаний по крові, рідний

a true son and an adopted one — рідний, прийомний сини

4) правильний, точний

true — сміттю [reproduction]точна копія [відтворення]

true pair of scales — тбчні ваги

true to life — реалістичний, життєво правдивий; точно відтворений; відповідний

true pair — сумісна ( фізіологічно або психологічно) пара

to run true to type — відповідати типу

5) законний, дійсний

true heir — законний спадкоємець

6) тex. точно пригнаний to make smth

true — виправити щось

the blocks of granite were so true that practically no mortar was used — глиби граніту були так точно /щільно/ підібрані один до одного, що будівельний розчин майже не використовувався

7) чесний, добродійний

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to come true — збуватися (про мрії, прогнози)

true as I stand here — суща правда

as true as steel — вірний
III [truː] adv
1) правдиво, чесно

his words ring true — його слова звучать правдиво

2) точно; відповідно до норми

to aim true — цілитися точно

to run true — обертатися без вісімки ( про колесо) to breed true зберігати чистоту природи
IV [truː] v; тех.
регулювати ( true up)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > true
8 true

[tru:] adj <-r, -st>

1) inv

( not false) wahr;

to be \true for sb/ sth für jdn/etw wahr sein;

to be \true of sb/ sth auf jdn/etw zutreffen, für jdn/etw gelten;

it is \true [to say] that... es stimmt [o ist richtig], dass...;

partly \true teilweise wahr;

to hold \true [for sb/sth] [auf jdn/etw] zutreffen;

to ring \true glaubhaft klingen

2) ( exact) richtig; aim genau;

to be a \true likeness of sb (dated) ein genaues Ebenbild von jdm sein

3) attr ( actual) echt, wahr, wirklich;

the \true faith der wahre Glaube;

\true grit echter Mumm ( fam)

\true heir rechtmäßiger Erbe;

\true identity wahre Identität;

\true love wahre Liebe;

one's \true self sein wahres Selbst; see also faith 2, grit I. 2

4) ( loyal) treu;

good men and \true (old) redliche [o rechtschaffene] Leute;

to be/remain \true to sb/ sth jdm/etw treu sein/bleiben;

to be \true to one's word zu seinem Wort stehen;

to be \true to oneself sich dat selbst treu bleiben

5) attr ( conforming) echt;

in \true Hollywood style in echter Hollywoodmanier;

in the \true sense of a word im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes

6) pred ( straight) genau;

none of the drawers were \true keine der Schubladen war genau eingepasst

PHRASES:

sb's \true colours jds wahres Gesicht;

\true to form;

type wie zu erwarten;

to come \true wahr werden;

he's so fat/rich it's not \true! ( esp Brit) er ist unglaublich fett/reich!; see also jest adv

1) inv ( admittedly) stimmt

2) ( straight) gerade

3) ( exactly) genau;

to aim \true genau zielen

4) (old: truly) ehrlich;

tell me \true - do you really love me? sag mir die Wahrheit - liebst du mich wirklich? n

no pl

to be out of \true schief sein;

the frame must be out of \true der Rahmen muss verzogen sein

English-German students dictionary > true
9 hold

1) владение

2) державка
3) держать
4) додержать
5) додерживать
6) поддерживать
7) солидаризироваться
8) трюм
9) занимать
10) синхронизация
11) захватывать
12) фиксировать
13) фиксация
14) держаться
15) иметь место
16) придерживаться
17) удерживать
18) удержать
– altitude hold
– cargo hold
– heading hold
– hold a circuit
– hold a heading
– hold beam
– hold circuit
– hold condition
– hold conversation
– hold fixed
– hold frame
– hold hatch
– hold of piles
– hold off the bank
– hold on to frequency
– hold pressure
– hold rele
– hold temperature
– hold the connection
– hold the line
– hold time
– horizontal hold
– if we hold fixed
– no hand hold
– put on hold
– refrigerated hold
– speed hold
– vertical hold

hold a firm place — занимать прочное место

hold billet to dimensions — выдерживать размер заготовки

hold circuit alive — держать цепь под напряжением

hold in position by studs — крепить шпильками

hold true for — быть справедливым в отношении

horizontal hold control — регулятор частоты строк

sample and hold circuit — схема выборки и хранения

vertical hold control — регулировка кадровой синхронизации

Англо-русский технический словарь > hold
10 true

1) истинный

2) действительный
3) правильный
4) верный
5) подлинный
6) справедливый
7) выверять
8) выверить
9) действителен
– always true
– be true in the large
– be true locally
– identically true
– run true
– true absorption
– true air
– true altitude
– true azimuth
– true bearing
– true complement
– true course
– true emulsion
– true equator
– true expression
– true heading
– true mean
– true meridian
– true place
– true pole
– true porosity
– true position
– true representation
– true south
– true statement
– true stress
– true surface
– true time
– true track
– true value

drill does not run true — сверло отклоняется от прямой

hold true for — быть справедливым в отношении

part wears out of true — деталь имеет выработку

true an abrasive tool — править абразивный инструмент

true boiling point — <phys.> температура кипения истинная

true radio bearing — истинный радиопеленг

Англо-русский технический словарь > true
11 true

1) правильность, точность

2) истина

3) верный, истинный, подлинный, правильный

4) выверять

5) действительный

6) справедливый

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drill does not run true — сверло отклоняется от прямой

hold true for — быть справедливым в отношении

neither statement is true — ни то, ни другое утверждение не верно

part wears out of true — деталь имеет выработку

the converse is also true — верно также и обратное (утверждение)

be true in the large — быть справедливым в большом

to true an abrasive tool — править абразивный инструмент

- approximately true

- conditionally true

- effectively true

- formally true

- general recursively true
- identically true
- identically true

- logically true

- logically true

- potentially true

- primitive recursively true

- recursively true

- self-evidently true

- tautologically true

- universally true

English-Russian scientific dictionary > true
12 hold

1) владение

2) державка || держать; удерживать

3) фиксация || фиксировать

4) захват || захватывать

5) иметь место; происходить

6) временно хранить

7) придерживаться

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no hand hold — руками не трогать ( предупреждение)

to hold a conversation — вести разговор

to hold off — выдерживать

to hold true for — матем. быть справедливым в отношении

- altitude hold

- cargo hold

- heading hold

- refrigerated hold

- speed hold

- vertical hold

English-Russian scientific dictionary > hold
13 ♦ hold

♦ hold (1) /həʊld/
n. [cu]

1 presa: to keep hold of st., mantenere la presa su qc.; to catch hold of st., afferrare (o prendere) qc.; to relax one's hold, allentare la presa; (fig.) to relinquish one's hold on st., rinunciare a qc.

2 stretta: That man has got a strong hold, quell'uomo ha una stretta (di mano) potente

3 appiglio; punto d'appoggio; sostegno

4 (fig.) presa (fig.); controllo; influenza; ascendente; autorità: Oliver Cromwell had a great hold over his followers, Oliver Cromwell aveva un grande ascendente sui suoi seguaci; to keep a hold of st., mantenere il controllo di qc.

5 (fig.) contatto: to lose one's hold on reality, perdere il contatto con la realtà

6 (fig.) possesso; padronanza; conoscenza

7 carcere; prigione; guardina

8 contenitore; vano; scomparto: luggage hold, vano dei bagagli; bagagliaio

9 rifugio; ricovero; tana

10 (mus.) corona

11 ( alpinismo) appiglio

12 ( lotta, judo) presa; immobilizzazione

13 ( boxe) tenuta ( dell'avversario)

14 ( calcio, ecc.) presa ( del pallone)

● to get hold of st., afferrare qc.; procurarsi qc.: I must get hold of some more books on this subject, devo procurarmi degli altri libri su questo argomento □ to get hold of sb., (riuscire a) trovare q.; mettersi in contatto con q. □ (fig.) to have a hold over sb., tenere in pugno q.; avere i mezzi per tenere q. sotto controllo □ to lay hold of st., afferrare (o prendere) qc. □ to lose hold of st., lasciarsi sfuggire (di mano) qc.: The climber lost hold of the rope and fell, al rocciatore sfuggì di mano la corda e precipitò □ on hold, in lista d'attesa; (telef.) in attesa: to be on hold, essere in attesa (di parlare); to put a project on hold for a year, rinviare un progetto di un anno; to put sb. on hold, far restare in linea q. ( al telefono); DIALOGO → - Changing a hotel booking- I'll put you on hold while I check, la faccio attendere in linea mentre controllo □ (fig.) to take hold, fare presa; affermarsi; avere effetto; attecchire □ to take hold of, afferrare (o prendere) qc.; impossessarsi di qc. □ No holds barred, ( lotta) tutte le prese sono ammesse; (fig.) tutto è lecito; non vale nessuna regola.
hold (2) /həʊld/
n.

(naut., aeron.) stiva

● (naut.) hold beam, baglio di stiva □ (aeron.) cargo hold, bagagliaio.
♦ (to) hold /həʊld/
(pass. e p. p. held)

A v. t.

1 tenere; tenere fermo; trattenere; avere; detenere; possedere: to hold a baby in one's arms, tenere in braccio un bambino; They held the shoplifter until the police came, trattennero il taccheggiatore fino all'arrivo della polizia; to hold shares in a business, avere (o detenere, possedere) azioni d'una società commerciale; to hold a degree in economics, avere una laurea in economia; ( sport) to hold a record, detenere un primato; to hold land, possedere terreni; to hold extreme views, avere opinioni estremistiche

2 ritenere; considerare; reputare: to hold sb. responsible for st., ritenere q. responsabile di qc.; attribuire a q. la responsabilità di qc.; He's held to be an honest man, è considerato (o reputato) un uomo onesto; He holds himself responsible for the misunderstanding, si ritiene responsabile del malinteso

3 tenere; mantenere; conservare; non dare: A salad, please, but hold the dressing, un'insalata, prego, ma non mi dia la salsa; to hold a fort against the enemy, tenere (o mantenere) un forte contro il nemico; (polit.) to hold one's seat, mantenere il seggio

4 contenere: This flat cannot hold all my furniture, questo appartamento non può contenere tutti i miei mobili

5 tenere; fare; svolgere: to hold a meeting, fare (o tenere) una riunione; to hold a conversation [a discussion], fare una conversazione [un dibattito]; to hold a general election, tenere le elezioni (politiche); to hold classes, tenere (o fare) lezione; svolgere un corso

6 ( anche to hold up) tenere su; sostenere: This pillar holds the platform, questo pilastro sostiene la piattaforma; to hold st. aloft, tenere alto (o sollevato) qc.

7 tenere desto; tenere vivo ( l'interesse, l'attenzione, ecc.): He hasn't learnt yet how to hold his pupils' interest, non ha ancora imparato a tenere desto l'interesse degli allievi

8 tenere avvinto; tenere desta l'attenzione di: The speaker held the audience, l'oratore teneva avvinto l'uditorio

9 ( della polizia) fermare; trattenere; tenere in carcere: They held them for three days, li tennero in carcere tre giorni

10 tenere (o avere) in serbo; riservare: Life holds many surprises, la vita riserva molte sorprese

11 obbligare; vincolare: to hold sb. to his word, obbligare q. a mantenere la parola

12 occupare, ricoprire ( una carica, ecc.)

13 (spec. leg.) giudicare: He was held guilty, è stato giudicato colpevole

14 (trasp.) tenere fermo, far aspettare ( un treno, un aereo, ecc. in partenza)

15 (mus.) prolungare, filare, sostenere ( una nota)

16 ( boxe) trattenere ( l'avversario)

17 ( calcio, ecc.) chiudere ( un avversario: precludendone l'azione)

18 ( calcio, ecc.) parare

B v. i.

1 tenere; reggere; resistere: I don't think this rope will hold, non credo che questa corda tenga

2 tenere; reggere; resistere nel tempo; durare: The favourable wind held for two days, il vento favorevole è durato due giorni; How long will oil prices hold?, quanto tempo reggeranno i prezzi del petrolio?

3 mantenere la presa; stare (o restare) attaccato; fare presa; tenere: This glue won't hold, questa colla non tiene; Hold tight!, tienti stretto!

4 (tel.) attendere in linea: DIALOGO → - Booking a room by phone- Could you hold please while I check?, le dispiace attendere in linea mentre controllo?

5 (= to hold good) restare valido; rimanere: Their offer will hold until tomorrow, la loro offerta è valida fino a domani

6 tenersi; comportarsi: to hold ( oneself) aloof, tenersi a distanza; comportarsi in modo distaccato; (fig.) essere altezzoso

7 (naut.: dell'ancora, ecc.) fare presa; agguantare

8 ( slang USA) detenere droga

● to hold sb. [st.] at bay, tenere a bada q. [qc.] □ to hold one's breath, tenere il fiato; trattenere il respiro; stare col fiato sospeso □ not to hold a candle to, non reggere il confronto con: Their products cannot hold a candle to ours, i loro prodotti non reggono il confronto con i nostri; fra i loro prodotti e i nostri non c'è paragone □ to hold a course, ( all'università, ecc.) tenere un corso; (naut., aeron.) tenere una rotta □ to hold court, tener corte; (fig.) tener banco □ to hold sb. [st.] dear, tenere (o avere) caro q. [qc.] □ (fam.) Hold everything!, fermi tutti!; un momento! □ to hold fast, bloccare; tenere fermo □ to hold fast to, tenersi stretto a, aggrapparsi a; (fig.) mantenersi fedele a; non rinnegare: The candidate urged the party to hold fast to its traditions, il candidato ha esortato il partito a non rinnegare le proprie tradizioni □ (mil.) to hold fire, smettere di sparare; cessare il fuoco □ to hold firm, tener duro; resistere □ (fig.) to hold the fort, avere temporaneamente il comando; mandare avanti la baracca ( subentrando temporaneamente ad altri) □ ( nelle corse) to hold the gap, mantenere il distacco □ ( anche leg.) to hold good, essere valido □ to hold one's ground, tenere il campo, difendersi bene; tener duro, resistere; non cedere; restare della propria opinione □ to hold one's hand, indugiare; trattenersi (dal punire q., ecc.) □ ( anche fig.) to hold sb. 's hand, tenere q. per mano □ to hold hands with sb., tenersi per mano: The two little girls were holding hands, le due bambine si tenevano per mano □ (fam.) Hold hard!, fermati!; aspetta! ( anche fig.) □ to hold one's head high, andare a testa alta; tenere alta la testa □ to hold sb. in suspense, tenere q. in ansia, sulla corda (fig.), sulle spine (fig.) □ Hold it!, ferma!; fermi!; un momento! □ to hold the line, tener duro, resistere, non cedere terreno (fig.); (telef.) restare in linea: DIALOGO → - On the phone- Can you hold the line please?, può rimanere in linea per favore? □ ( sport) to hold a match, disputare un incontro (o una partita) □ ( anche fig.) to hold one's nose, tapparsi (o turarsi) il naso □ to hold the office of chairman, ricoprire la carica di presidente □ (polit.) to hold office, essere in carica; restare al potere: The conservatives held office for six years, i conservatori sono rimasti al potere per sei anni □ to hold oneself, tenersi: They held themselves in readiness for the fight, si tenevano pronti al combattimento □ to hold one's own ( against), tener duro (nei confronti di); resistere, non cedere (a) □ (polit.) to hold a Parliament, convocare il parlamento □ to hold one's peace = to hold one's peace ► peace □ ( tennis) to hold ( one's) serve (o service), tenere il servizio □ to hold one's tongue = to hold one's tongue ► tongue □ to hold one's sides with laughter, tenersi la pancia dalle risa □ to hold still, stare fermo (o quieto): Hold still while I comb your hair, sta' fermo mentre ti pettino! □ to hold sb. still, tener fermo, trattenere q. □ (leg.) to hold sb. to bail, vincolare q. con il versamento d'una cauzione □ to hold sb. to his promise, far mantenere la promessa (o la parola) a q. □ to hold true, essere valido; valere; essere corretto: This principle holds true for ( o of) any scientific investigation, questo principio vale per ogni indagine scientifica □ to hold the view ( that), essere del parere (o d'avviso) (che) □ (fig. fam.) to be left holding the baby ( USA: the bag), restare col cerino acceso in mano; prendersi la patata bollente □ (fig.) not to hold water, ( di una scusa, un ragionamento, ecc.) non stare in piedi; fare acqua da tutte le parti □ (fig., fam.) Hold your horses!, adagio!; piano!; pianino!

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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

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15 hold

hold [həʊld]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = grip) prise f

• he loosened his hold il a desserré son étreinte f

• I tried to break free from his hold j'ai essayé de me dégager

• to seize hold of saisir

• to have hold of sth tenir qch

   b. ( = control) emprise f

• the president has consolidated his hold on the media le président a renforcé son emprise sur les médias

   c. (Wrestling) prise f

• no holds barred (inf) tous les coups sont (or étaient etc) permis

   d. [of hairspray, hair gel] fixation f

   e. [of ship] cale f ; [of plane] soute f

   f. (set structures)

► to catch hold (of sth) attraper (qch)

• he caught hold of her arm il l'a attrapée par le bras► to get/take a hold of ( = catch) prendre

• to get a hold of o.s. se contrôler

• get a hold of yourself! ressaisis-toi !► to get hold of ( = find) [+ object] réussir à se procurer ; [+ details, information] réussir à obtenir ; ( = contact) [+ person] contacter

• can you get hold of £500 by tomorrow? est-ce que tu peux te procurer 500 livres d'ici demain ?

• children can all too easily get hold of drugs les enfants peuvent trop facilement se procurer de la drogue

• where did you get hold of that idea? où as-tu été pêcher (inf) cette idée ?

• the press got hold of the story la presse s'est emparée de l'histoire► to take hold [fire] prendre ; [custom] se répandre ; [idea] faire son chemin ; [recession, economic recovery, disease] s'installer ; [ceasefire] tenir

• take hold! tiens !► to keep hold of tenir fermement

• keep hold of the idea that... dites-vous bien que...► on hold [phone call, order] en attente

• nuclear testing was put on hold les essais nucléaires ont été suspendus

• he put his career on hold to spend more time with his family il a mis sa carrière entre parenthèses pour se consacrer davantage à sa famille

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = grasp) tenir

• he held my arm il me tenait le bras

• she was holding her sister's hand elle tenait la main de sa sœur

• they were holding hands ils se tenaient par la main

• she held him tight elle l'a serré très fort

• hold him tight or he'll fall tenez-le bien pour qu'il ne tombe pas

   b. ( = keep in place) to hold sth in place maintenir qch en place

• she held the door open elle a tenu la porte (ouverte)

   c. ( = support) supporter

• the ladder won't hold you l'échelle ne supportera pas ton poids

   d. ( = maintain) to hold o.s. upright se tenir droit

• to hold an opinion avoir une opinion

• to hold sb's attention/interest retenir l'attention/l'intérêt de qn

• this car holds the road well cette voiture tient bien la route

• to hold one's breath retenir son souffle

• don't hold your breath! ( = don't count on it) n'y compte pas trop !

• hold the line please! ne quittez pas !

   e. ( = possess) [+ ticket, permit, driving licence] avoir ; [+ shares, record] détenir

   f. ( = defend successfully) tenir

• the army held the bridge against the enemy l'armée a tenu le pont malgré les attaques de l'ennemi

• to hold one's serve (Tennis) gagner son service

► to hold one's own bien se débrouiller

• he can hold his own in German il se débrouille très bien en allemand

• he can hold his own with anybody il ne s'en laisse pas remontrer

   g. ( = occupy) [+ post, position] occuper

• he holds the post of headmaster il occupe le poste de directeur

   h. ( = cause to take place) [+ meeting, election, debate] tenir ; [+ conversation] avoir ; [+ examination] organiser

• the exhibition is always held here l'exposition se tient toujours ici

• they are holding a service to mark the day ils ont prévu une cérémonie pour commémorer ce jour

• to hold interviews [employer] faire passer des entretiens

• the interviews are being held in London les entretiens ont lieu à Londres

   i. ( = contain) contenir

• this box will hold all my books cette caisse est assez grande pour contenir tous mes livres

• this bottle holds one litre cette bouteille peut contenir un litre

• this room holds 20 people cette salle peut accueillir 20 personnes

• I wonder what the future holds je me demande ce que l'avenir nous réserve

• she can hold her drink! (inf) elle supporte très bien l'alcool

   j. ( = keep) garder

• I will hold the money until... je garderai l'argent jusqu'à ce que...

• my lawyer holds these documents ces documents sont chez mon avocat

• we don't hold that information on our files nous n'avons pas ces informations dans nos fichiers

• the data is held on computer les données sont informatisées

   k. ( = restrain) [+ person] retenir

• the police held him for two days la police l'a gardé (à vue) pendant deux jours

• there's no holding him il n'y a pas moyen de l'arrêter

• hold it! (inf) stop !

   l. ( = believe) to hold that... maintenir que...

• to hold sth to be true considérer qch comme vrai

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

• to hold in high esteem tenir en haute estime

   m. ► to hold sth against sb en vouloir à qn de qch

• I don't hold it against him je ne lui en veux pas

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = remain in place) [rope, nail, dam] tenir

• to hold firm ( = stay in place) tenir

   b. [weather] se maintenir

   c. (on phone) can you hold, please? ne quittez pas !

• I've been holding for several minutes cela fait plusieurs minutes que j'attends

   d. [statement, argument] être valable

• your argument doesn't hold votre argument n'est pas valable

4. Phrasal Verbs

► hold back

1. intransitive verb

( = not move forward) rester en arrière ; ( = not act) se retenir

• I held back from telling him what I really thought je me suis retenu de lui dire ce que je pensais vraiment

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ fears, emotions] maîtriser ; [+ tears] retenir

• the police held back the crowd la police a contenu la foule

• to hold sb back from doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch

• they held back the names of the victims ils n'ont pas divulgué le nom des victimes

• he was holding something back from me il me cachait quelque chose

   b. (US) [+ pupil] faire redoubler

• to be held back redoubler► hold down separable transitive verb

   a. ( = keep in place) maintenir en place ; [+ person] maîtriser

   b. [+ aspiring person] empêcher de progresser

   c. [+ costs, prices, inflation, taxes] empêcher d'augmenter

   d. [+ job] ( = have) occuper ; ( = keep) garder

• she's managed to hold down a job as well as looking after the children elle a réussi à continuer de travailler tout en s'occupant des enfants

• he can't hold down a job il ne garde jamais longtemps le même travail► hold forth intransitive verb faire des discours

► hold in separable transitive verb retenir

• hold your stomach in! rentre ton ventre !

• go ahead and cry, don't hold it in laisse-toi aller et pleure, n'essaie pas de te retenir► hold off

1. intransitive verb

• the rain has held off so far jusqu'ici il n'a pas plu

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = prevent from approaching) tenir à distance

• try to hold him off a little longer ( = make him wait) essayez de le faire patienter encore un peu

   b. ( = resist) to hold off a challenge from sb résister aux attaques de qn

   c. ( = delay) to hold off doing sth attendre pour faire qch► hold on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = endure) tenir bon

   b. ( = wait) attendre

• hold on! attendez ! ; (on telephone) ne quittez pas !

2. separable transitive verb

maintenir (en place)

• this hinge holds the lid on cette charnière maintient le couvercle en place► hold on to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = cling to) [+ rope, raft, branch] s'accrocher à ; [+ hope, idea] se raccrocher à

   b. ( = keep) garder

• hold on to this for me ( = hold it) tiens-moi ça ; ( = keep it) garde-moi ça

• hold on to that, it might be valuable garde-le, ça a peut-être de la valeur► hold out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = last) [supplies] durer

• how long will the food hold out? combien de temps est-ce que les provisions vont durer ?

• if his luck holds out s'il continue à avoir de la chance

   b. ( = resist) tenir bon

• to hold out against [+ enemy, attacks] tenir bon devant ; [+ change, progress, threats] résister à

• they are holding out for more pay ils continuent de demander une augmentation

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object, hand] tendre ( sth to sb qch à qn)

• to hold out one's arms ouvrir les bras

3. inseparable transitive verb

• to hold out the hope of sth permettre d'espérer qch

• the doctors hold out little hope for him les médecins ont peu d'espoir de le sauver

• the negotiations held out little hope of a settlement les négociations laissaient entrevoir peu d'espoir de parvenir à un accord► hold out on (inf) inseparable transitive verb

• you've been holding out on me! tu m'as caché quelque chose !► hold over separable transitive verb remettre

• the meeting was held over until Friday la réunion a été remise à vendredi► hold to

1. inseparable transitive verb

s'en tenir à

• I hold to what I said je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit

2. separable transitive verb

• to hold sb to a promise faire tenir parole à qn

• I'll hold you to that! je te prends au mot !► hold together

1. intransitive verb

[objects] tenir (ensemble) ; [groups, people] rester uni

• the coalition will never hold together for six months la coalition ne tiendra jamais six mois

• we must hold together il faut rester unis

2. separable transitive verb

[+ objects] maintenir ensemble ; [+ political party] maintenir l'union de

• he held the family together c'est grâce à lui que la famille est restée unie

► hold up

1. intransitive verb

   a. (physically) tenir

• that building won't hold up much longer ce bâtiment ne tiendra plus longtemps debout

   b. [argument] être valable

• the evidence doesn't hold up ces preuves ne résistent pas à l'analyse

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = raise) lever

• hold it up higher tiens-le plus haut

• hold up your hand levez la main

• hold it up so that we can see it levez-le pour qu'on le voit

• I'll never be able to hold my head up again je ne pourrai plus jamais marcher la tête haute

   b. ( = support) soutenir

• the roof is held up by pillars le toit est soutenu par des piliers

   c. ( = stop) arrêter ; ( = suspend) suspendre ; ( = cause delay to) retarder

• the traffic was held up by the accident l'accident a ralenti la circulation

• I'm sorry, I was held up excusez-moi, j'ai été retenu

   d. [robber] attaquer (à main armée)

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[həʊld] 1.
noun

1) ( grasp) prise f

to get hold of — attraper

to keep (a) hold of ou on — tenir

2) ( possession)

to get hold of — se procurer [book, ticket]; [press] avoir vent de [story]; découvrir [information]

3) ( contact)

to get hold of — ( by phone) joindre; ( by other means) trouver

4) ( control) emprise f (on, over sur)

to have a hold on ou over somebody — avoir de l'emprise sur quelqu'un

to get a hold of oneself — se reprendre

5) Telecommunications

on hold — en attente

to put a call on hold — mettre un appel en attente

to put a project on hold — gen laisser un projet en suspens

6) (storage, area) Aviation soute f; Nautical cale f

7) ( in wrestling) prise f

8) (of spray, gel) fixation f
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp held)

1) ( clasp) tenir

to hold something in one's hand — tenir quelque chose à la main [brush, pencil]; ( enclosed) tenir quelque chose dans la main [coin, sweet]

to hold somebody by — tenir quelqu'un par [sleeve, leg]

to hold somebody (in one's arms) — serrer quelqu'un dans ses bras

to hold each other — se serrer l'un contre l'autre

2) ( maintain)

to hold one's head still — tenir sa tête immobile

to hold oneself well — se tenir bien

to hold something in place ou position — maintenir quelque chose en place

3) ( arrange) gen organiser; avoir [conversation]; célébrer [church service]; mener [enquiry]; faire passer [interview]

to be held — avoir lieu

4) ( have capacity for) (pouvoir) contenir [350 people]

the bus holds ten (people) — le bus a dix places

5) ( contain) [drawer, cupboard, box, case] contenir [objects, possessions]

6) ( support) supporter [weight, load, crate]

7) ( restrain) tenir [dog]

there'll be no holding him — fig on ne pourra plus l'arrêter

8) ( keep against will) détenir [person]

to hold somebody hostage — garder quelqu'un en otage

9) ( possess) détenir, avoir [shares, power, record]; être titulaire de [degree, sporting title]; occuper [job, position]; avoir, être en possession de [passport, licence]; porter [title]; avoir [mortgage]; [computer] conserver [information]

10) ( keep back) garder [place, ticket]; faire attendre [train, flight]; mettre [quelque chose] en attente [letter, order]

hold it! — (colloq) minute! (colloq)

11) ( believe) avoir [opinion, belief]

to hold somebody/something to be — tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour

to hold somebody liable ou responsible — tenir quelqu'un pour responsable

to hold that — [person] soutenir que; [law] dire que

12) ( defend successfully) tenir [territory, city]; conserver [title, seat, lead]

to hold one's own — se défendre tout seul

13) ( captivate) captiver [audience]; capter, retenir [attention]

14) Telecommunications

can you hold the line please — ne quittez pas s'il vous plaît

15) Music tenir [note]

16) Automobile

to hold the road — tenir la route
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp held)

1) ( remain intact) tenir; fig (also hold good) tenir

2) ( continue) [weather] rester beau, se maintenir; [luck] continuer, durer

3) Telecommunications patienter

4) ( remain steady)

hold still! — tiens-toi tranquille!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hold against

- hold back

- hold down

- hold forth

- hold in

- hold off

- hold on

- hold on to

- hold out

- hold over

- hold to

- hold together

- hold up

- hold with

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16 hold

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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.) tener en las manos, agarrar, asir

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.) tener; aguantar

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.) aguantar, soportar

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?) aguantar

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.) detener, retener

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.) tener (una)capacidad de, contener

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

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.) mantenerse

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

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.) creer, considerar, estar seguro

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

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

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

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

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

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

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) tener lugar, celebrarse

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) poseer, tener

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

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?) esperar, aguardar

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

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

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) deparar

2. noun
1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) control; asimiento

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) dominio, influencia

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

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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.) bodega

hold¹ n bodega

he hid in the hold of the ship se escondió en la bodega del barco

to get hold of someone ponerse en contacto con alguien

to get hold of something coger algo / agarrar algo

to take hold of something coger algo

hold² vb

1. sostener / tener en la mano

can you hold my camera, please? ¿me aguantas la cámara, por favor?

she held her baby in her arms tenía el bebé en brazos

2. coger / sujetar

hold it tight! ¡sujétalo fuerte!

hold my hand dame la mano

hold me tight abrázame fuerte

3. tener una capacidad / tener cabida

this glass holds half a litre en este vaso cabe medio litro

the stadium holds 100,000 people el estadio tiene cabida para 100.000 personas

4. celebrar / dar

they held a party for her le hicieron una fiesta

elections will be held soon pronto se celebrarán elecciones

5. tener / ocupar

he holds the office of secretary ocupa el puesto de secretario

to hold a conversation mantener una conversación

to hold hands ir cogidos de la mano

to hold your breath contener la respiración

to hold the line no colgar el teléfono

El pasado y participio pasado de hold es held; el gerundio se escribe holding

hold

tr[həʊld]

noun

1 (grip) asimiento

2 (place to grip) asidero

3 (in ship, plane) bodega

4 (control) autoridad nombre femenino, control nombre masculino; (influence) influencia

■ governments should exert a strong hold on public expenditure los gobiernos deben aplicar un control riguroso sobre el gasto público

■ she has a strong hold over him ella ejerce una influencia poderosa sobre él

5 (in wrestling) llave nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt & pp held tr[held])

1 (keep in one's hand) aguantar, sostener; (grip tightly) agarrar; (support) soportar, aguantar

■ hold my bag aguántame el bolso

2 (maintain - opinion) sostener

3 (contain) dar cabida a, tener capacidad para

■ the stadium holds a lot of people el estadio tiene capacidad para mucha gente

4 figurative use deparar

■ I don't know what the future holds for me no sé lo que el futuro me deparará, no sé lo que me espera en el futuro

5 (meeting) celebrar; (conversation) mantener

■ political parties often hold meetings in parks los partidos políticos celebran a menudo sus mítines en los parques

■ she loves holding long chats with her best friend le encanta mantener largas charlas con su mejor amiga

6 (think) creer, considerar

7 (keep) guardar

intransitive verb

1 (withstand attack, pressure) resistir

2 (remain true) seguir siendo válido,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to catch hold of agarrar, asir, coger

to get hold of (grab) agarrar, asir, coger 2 (obtain) hacerse con, encontrar, localizar

■ wait till I get hold of you! ¡espera a que te coja!

■ I can't get hold of that book anywhere no encuentro ese libro en ninguna parte

■ she couldn't get hold of him all afternoon no lo pudo localizar en toda la tarde

to hold one's head high llevar bien alta la cabeza

to hold one's own figurative use defenderse

■ he can hold his own in Spanish se defiende en español

to hold somebody abrazar a alguien

to hold somebody's hand cogerle la mano a alguien

to hold the road SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL agarrarse a la carretera

hold ['ho:ld] v, held ['hɛld] ; holding vt

1) possess: tener

to hold office: ocupar un puesto

2) restrain: detener, controlar

to hold one's temper: controlar su mal genio

3) clasp, grasp: agarrar, coger

to hold hands: agarrarse de la mano

4) : sujetar, mantener fijo

hold this nail for me: sujétame este clavo

5) contain: contener, dar cabida a

6) support: aguantar, sostener

7) regard: considerar, tener

he held me responsible: me consideró responsable

8) conduct: celebrar (una reunión), realizar (un evento), mantener (una conversación)

hold vi

1) : aguantar, resistir

the rope will hold: la cuerda resistirá

2) : ser válido, valer

my offer still holds: mi oferta todavía es válida

3)

to hold forth : perorar, arengar

4)

to hold to : mantenerse firme en

5)

to hold with : estar de acuerdo con

hold n

1) grip: agarre m, llave f (en deportes)

2) control: control m, dominio m

to get hold of oneself: controlarse

3) delay: demora f

to put on hold: suspender temporalmente

4) : bodega f (en un barco o un avión)

5)

to get hold of : conseguir, localizar

hold (on -)

adj.

• retenido, -a adj.

n.

• agarradero s.m.

• agarre s.m.

• agarro s.m.

• apresamiento s.m.

• arraigo s.m.

• mango s.m.

• retención s.f. (To contain)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held) = caber v.

(§pres: quepo, cabes...) pret: cup-

fut/c: cabr-•) (To fit)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held) = adherir v. (To hold back)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held) = detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held) = contener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• retener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• soportar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• sujetar v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

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1. həʊld
(past & past p held) transitive verb

1)

a) ( have in one's hand(s)) tener*

she was holding a newspaper — tenía un periódico en la mano

will you hold this for me? — ¿me puedes tener or (esp AmL) agarrar esto por favor?

b) ( clasp)

hold it with both hands — sujétalo or (esp AmL) agárralo con las dos manos

he was holding her hand — la tenía agarrada or (esp Esp) cogida de la mano

hold me tight — abrázame fuerte; own III

c) ( grip) ( Auto) agarrar, adherirse*

vehicles which hold the road well — vehículos de buen agarre or que se agarran bien a la carretera

2)

a) (support, bear) sostener*, aguantar

to hold oneself erect — mantenerse* erguido

b) ( have room for) \<\<cup/jug\>\> tener* una capacidad de; \<\<stadium\>\> tener* capacidad or cabida para

c) ( contain) contener*

to hold one's liquor o (BrE) drink — ser* de buen beber, aguantar bien la bebida or (fam) el trago

d) ( have in store) deparar

who knows what the future holds — quién sabe qué nos deparará el futuro

3)

a) ( keep in position) sujetar, sostener*

raise your legs off the floor and hold them there — levanta las piernas del suelo y manténlas levantadas

b) ( maintain) \<\<attention/interest\>\> mantener*

she held the lead throughout the race — se mantuvo a la cabeza durante toda la carrera

if Labour holds these seats — si los laboristas retienen estos escaños or (RPl) estas bancas

4)

a) ( keep) \<\<tickets/room\>\> reservar, guardar

I will hold the money until... — yo me quedaré con el dinero hasta...

she asked her secretary to hold all her calls — le dijo a su secretaria que no le pasara ninguna llamada

b) (detain, imprison)

she is being held at the police station for questioning — está detenida en la comisaría para ser interrogada

c) ( restrain) detener*

once she decides to do something, there's no holding her — una vez que decide hacer algo, no hay nada que la detenga

d) ( control) \<\<troops/rebels\>\> ocupar

5)

a) ( have) \<\<passport/ticket/permit\>\> tener*, estar* en posesión de (frml); \<\<degree/shares/property\>\> tener*; \<\<record\>\> ostentar, tener*; \<\<post/position\>\> tener*, ocupar

he holds the view that... — sostiene que or mantiene que..., es de la opinión de que...

b) ( consider) considerar; ( assert) sostener*, mantener*

this is held to be the case — se considera que es así

principles which he holds dear — principios que le son caros

to hold somebody in high esteem — tener* a alguien en mucha or gran estima

to hold somebody responsible for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

c) ( conduct) \<\<meeting/elections\>\> celebrar, llevar a cabo; \<\<demonstration\>\> hacer*; \<\<party\>\> dar*; \<\<conversation\>\> mantener*

interviews will be held in London — las entrevistas tendrán lugar en Londres

6)

a) ( stop)

hold it! — espera!

hold it right there or I'll shoot! — quieto o disparo!

hold your fire! — alto al fuego!

b) ( omit) (AmE)

I'll have a hamburger, but hold the mustard — para mí una hamburguesa, pero sin mostaza

2.

vi

1) (clasp, grip)

hold tight! — agárrate fuerte!

2)

a) ( stay firm) \<\<rope/door\>\> aguantar, resistir

b) ( continue) \<\<weather\>\> seguir* or continuar* bueno, mantenerse*

share prices have held — los precios de las acciones se han mantenido

if our luck holds — si nos sigue acompañando la suerte

3) ( be true) \<\<idea/analogy\>\> ser* válido

my promise still holds good — mi promesa sigue en pie

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hold against

- hold back

- hold down

- hold forth

- hold in

- hold off

- hold on

- hold out

- hold over

- hold together

- hold up

- hold with

II

noun

1) u

a) (grip, grasp)

to catch o grab o take hold (of something) — agarrar (algo), coger* (algo) (esp Esp); ( so as not to fall etc) agarrarse or asirse (de or a algo)

he had a firm hold on the rope — tenía la cuerda bien agarrada or sujeta

to keep hold of something — no soltar* algo

you keep hold of him — que no se te escape

to get hold of somebody — localizar* or (AmL tb) ubicar* a alguien

to get hold of something — ( manage to get) conseguir* algo

where did you get hold of the idea that... ? — ¿de dónde has sacado la idea de que... ?

the fire took hold — el fuego prendió

b) ( control)

to keep a firm hold on something — mantener* algo bajo riguroso control

to get a hold of o on oneself — controlarse

the hold they have over the members of the sect — el dominio que ejercen sobre los miembros de la secta

c) (TV)

horizontal/vertical hold — control m de imagen horizontal/vertical

2) c

a) (in wrestling, judo) llave f

with no holds barred — sin ningún tipo de restricciones

b) ( in mountaineering) asidero m

3) c (delay, pause) demora f

to be on hold — \<\<negotiations\>\> estar* en compás de espera; \<\<project\>\> estar* aparcado or en suspenso

I've got Mr Brown on hold — el Sr Brown está esperando para hablar con usted

to put something on hold — \<\<project\>\> dejar algo aparcado or en suspenso

4) c (of ship, aircraft) bodega f

[hǝʊld] (vb: pt, pp held)
1. N

1) (=grasp) agarro m, asimiento m

• to catch hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm)

catch hold! — ¡toma!

• to get hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm); (fig) (=take over) adquirir, apoderarse de; (=obtain) procurarse, conseguir

where can I get hold of some red paint? — ¿dónde puedo conseguir pintura roja?

where did you get hold of that? — ¿dónde has adquirido eso?

where did you get hold of that idea? — ¿de dónde te salió esa idea?

you get hold of some odd ideas — te formas unas ideas muy raras

to get hold of sb — (fig) (=contact) localizar a algn

we're trying to get hold of him — tratamos de ponernos en contacto con él

to get (a) hold of o.s. — (fig) dominarse

• to have hold of — estar agarrado a

• to keep hold of — seguir agarrado a; (fig) guardar para sí

• to lay hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm)

• on hold, to be on hold — (Telec) estar en espera

to put sb on hold — (Telec) poner a algn en espera

to put a plan on hold — suspender temporalmente la ejecución de un plan

• to relax one's hold — desasirse (on de)

• to seize hold of — apoderarse de

• to take hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm)

2) (Mountaineering) asidero m

3) (Wrestling) presa f, llave f

with no holds barred — (fig) sin restricción, permitiéndose todo

4) (fig) (=control, influence) (exerted by person) influencia f, dominio m (on, over sobre); (exerted by habit) arraigo m (on, over en)

her powerful hold on her son — su poderosa influencia sobre su hijo

this broke the dictator's hold — esto acabó con el dominio del dictador

• to gain a firm hold over sb — llegar a dominar a algn

• to have a hold on or over sb — dominar a algn, tener dominado a algn

drink has a hold on him — la bebida está muy arraigada en él, está atrapado por la bebida

5) (Aer, Naut) bodega f, compartimento m de carga

2. VT

1) (=grasp) tener; (=grasp firmly) sujetar; (=take hold of) coger, agarrar (LAm); (=embrace) abrazar

he was holding a little mouse in his hand — tenía un ratoncillo en la mano

she came in holding a baby/bunch of flowers — entró con un niño en brazos/con un ramo de flores en las manos

he was holding her in his arms — (romantically) la tenía entre sus brazos

he held my arm — me tuvo por el brazo

hold the ladder — sujeta la escalera

hold this for a moment — coge esto un momento

hold him or he'll fall — sostenle que va a caer

• to hold sb close — abrazar a algn estrechamente

• to hold sth in place — sujetar algo en un lugar

• to hold sth tight — agarrar algo fuertemente

to hold sb tight — abrazar a algn estrechamente
nose 1., 1)
2) (=maintain, keep) [+ attention, interest] mantener; [+ belief, opinion] tener, sostener; [+ note] sostener

• can he hold an audience? — ¿sabe mantener el interés de un público?

• to hold one's head high — mantenerse firme

• to hold the line — (Telec) no colgar

• to hold one's own — defenderse

• to hold sb to his promise — hacer que algn cumpla su promesa

• this car holds the road well — este coche se agarra muy bien

• he held us spellbound — nos tuvo embelesados

• to hold o.s. upright — mantenerse recto

3) (=keep back) retener, guardar

I will hold the money for you — guardaré el dinero para ti

"hold for arrival" — (US) (on letters) "no reexpedir", "reténgase"

we are holding it pending inquiries — lo guardamos mientras se hagan indagaciones

4) (=check, restrain) [+ enemy, breath] contener

hold it! — ¡para!, ¡espera!

hold everything! — ¡que se pare todo!

the police held him for three days — lo detuvo la policía durante tres días

there was no holding him — no había manera de detenerle

• to hold sb prisoner — tener preso a algn

• to hold one's tongue — morderse la lengua, callarse la boca

5) (=possess) [+ post, town, lands] ocupar; [+ passport, ticket, shares, title] tener; (Econ) [+ reserves] tener en reserva, tener guardado; [+ record] ostentar; (Mil) [+ position] mantenerse en

• to hold the fort — (fig) quedarse a cargo

• he holds the key to the mystery — él tiene la clave del misterio

• to hold office — (Pol) ocupar un cargo

• to hold the stage — (fig) dominar la escena

6) (=contain) contener, tener capacidad or cabida para

this stadium holds 10,000 people — este estadio tiene capacidad or cabida para 10.000 personas

this holds the money — esto contiene el dinero

this bag won't hold them all — en este saco no caben todos

a car that holds six — un coche de seis plazas

what the future holds for us — lo que el futuro guarda para nosotros

what does the future hold? — ¿qué nos reserva el futuro?

7) (=carry on) [+ conversation] mantener; [+ interview, meeting, election] celebrar; [+ event] realizar; (formally) celebrar

the maths exam is being held today — hoy tiene lugar el examen de matemáticas

the meeting will be held on Monday — se celebrará la reunión el lunes, la reunión tendrá lugar el lunes

to hold a mass — (Rel) celebrar una misa

8) (=consider, believe) creer, sostener

to hold that... — creer que..., sostener que...

I hold that... — yo creo or sostengo que...

it is held by some that... — hay quien cree que...

• to hold sth dear — apreciar mucho algo

to hold sb dear — querer or apreciar mucho a algn

• to hold sb in high esteem — tener a algn en gran or alta estima

• to hold sb guilty — juzgar a algn culpable

• to hold sb in respect — tener respeto a algn

• to hold sb responsible for sth — echar la culpa a algn de algo, hacer a algn responsable de algo

• to hold sth to be true — creer que algo es verdad
peace 1.
9) (=bear weight of) soportar

3. VI

1) (=stick) pegarse; (=not give way) mantenerse firme, resistir; [weather] continuar, seguir bueno

the ceasefire seems to be holding — el cese de fuego parece que se mantiene

• to hold firm or fast — mantenerse firme

2) (=be valid) valer, ser valedero

the objection does not hold — la objeción no vale

3) (Telec)

please hold — no cuelge, por favor

- hold against

- hold back

- hold down

- hold forth

- hold in

- hold off

- hold on

- hold on to

- hold out

- hold out on

- hold over

- hold to

- hold together

- hold up

- hold with

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1. [həʊld]
(past & past p held) transitive verb

1)

a) ( have in one's hand(s)) tener*

she was holding a newspaper — tenía un periódico en la mano

will you hold this for me? — ¿me puedes tener or (esp AmL) agarrar esto por favor?

b) ( clasp)

hold it with both hands — sujétalo or (esp AmL) agárralo con las dos manos

he was holding her hand — la tenía agarrada or (esp Esp) cogida de la mano

hold me tight — abrázame fuerte; own III

c) ( grip) ( Auto) agarrar, adherirse*

vehicles which hold the road well — vehículos de buen agarre or que se agarran bien a la carretera

2)

a) (support, bear) sostener*, aguantar

to hold oneself erect — mantenerse* erguido

b) ( have room for) \<\<cup/jug\>\> tener* una capacidad de; \<\<stadium\>\> tener* capacidad or cabida para

c) ( contain) contener*

to hold one's liquor o (BrE) drink — ser* de buen beber, aguantar bien la bebida or (fam) el trago

d) ( have in store) deparar

who knows what the future holds — quién sabe qué nos deparará el futuro

3)

a) ( keep in position) sujetar, sostener*

raise your legs off the floor and hold them there — levanta las piernas del suelo y manténlas levantadas

b) ( maintain) \<\<attention/interest\>\> mantener*

she held the lead throughout the race — se mantuvo a la cabeza durante toda la carrera

if Labour holds these seats — si los laboristas retienen estos escaños or (RPl) estas bancas

4)

a) ( keep) \<\<tickets/room\>\> reservar, guardar

I will hold the money until... — yo me quedaré con el dinero hasta...

she asked her secretary to hold all her calls — le dijo a su secretaria que no le pasara ninguna llamada

b) (detain, imprison)

she is being held at the police station for questioning — está detenida en la comisaría para ser interrogada

c) ( restrain) detener*

once she decides to do something, there's no holding her — una vez que decide hacer algo, no hay nada que la detenga

d) ( control) \<\<troops/rebels\>\> ocupar

5)

a) ( have) \<\<passport/ticket/permit\>\> tener*, estar* en posesión de (frml); \<\<degree/shares/property\>\> tener*; \<\<record\>\> ostentar, tener*; \<\<post/position\>\> tener*, ocupar

he holds the view that... — sostiene que or mantiene que..., es de la opinión de que...

b) ( consider) considerar; ( assert) sostener*, mantener*

this is held to be the case — se considera que es así

principles which he holds dear — principios que le son caros

to hold somebody in high esteem — tener* a alguien en mucha or gran estima

to hold somebody responsible for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

c) ( conduct) \<\<meeting/elections\>\> celebrar, llevar a cabo; \<\<demonstration\>\> hacer*; \<\<party\>\> dar*; \<\<conversation\>\> mantener*

interviews will be held in London — las entrevistas tendrán lugar en Londres

6)

a) ( stop)

hold it! — espera!

hold it right there or I'll shoot! — quieto o disparo!

hold your fire! — alto al fuego!

b) ( omit) (AmE)

I'll have a hamburger, but hold the mustard — para mí una hamburguesa, pero sin mostaza

2.

vi

1) (clasp, grip)

hold tight! — agárrate fuerte!

2)

a) ( stay firm) \<\<rope/door\>\> aguantar, resistir

b) ( continue) \<\<weather\>\> seguir* or continuar* bueno, mantenerse*

share prices have held — los precios de las acciones se han mantenido

if our luck holds — si nos sigue acompañando la suerte

3) ( be true) \<\<idea/analogy\>\> ser* válido

my promise still holds good — mi promesa sigue en pie

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- hold against

- hold back

- hold down

- hold forth

- hold in

- hold off

- hold on

- hold out

- hold over

- hold together

- hold up

- hold with

II

noun

1) u

a) (grip, grasp)

to catch o grab o take hold (of something) — agarrar (algo), coger* (algo) (esp Esp); ( so as not to fall etc) agarrarse or asirse (de or a algo)

he had a firm hold on the rope — tenía la cuerda bien agarrada or sujeta

to keep hold of something — no soltar* algo

you keep hold of him — que no se te escape

to get hold of somebody — localizar* or (AmL tb) ubicar* a alguien

to get hold of something — ( manage to get) conseguir* algo

where did you get hold of the idea that... ? — ¿de dónde has sacado la idea de que... ?

the fire took hold — el fuego prendió

b) ( control)

to keep a firm hold on something — mantener* algo bajo riguroso control

to get a hold of o on oneself — controlarse

the hold they have over the members of the sect — el dominio que ejercen sobre los miembros de la secta

c) (TV)

horizontal/vertical hold — control m de imagen horizontal/vertical

2) c

a) (in wrestling, judo) llave f

with no holds barred — sin ningún tipo de restricciones

b) ( in mountaineering) asidero m

3) c (delay, pause) demora f

to be on hold — \<\<negotiations\>\> estar* en compás de espera; \<\<project\>\> estar* aparcado or en suspenso

I've got Mr Brown on hold — el Sr Brown está esperando para hablar con usted

to put something on hold — \<\<project\>\> dejar algo aparcado or en suspenso

4) c (of ship, aircraft) bodega f

English-spanish dictionary > hold
17 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
18 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...

* * *

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

* * *
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

* * *

(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
19 hold

1. I
abs

1) this горе (the twine, the tape, the string, the bootlace, etc.) will hold эта веревка и т. д. не порвется /выдержит/; the nail still holds гвоздь еще не выпал /держится/

2) if rain (snow, frost, etc.) holds если будет продолжаться /без конца будет идти/ дождь и т. д.; if this weather holds если эта /такая/ погода удержится /будет стоять/; if your luck holds если счастье тебе не изменит; can the good weather hold? продержится ли хорошая погода?; the provisions will hold запасов пищи хватит; the comparison holds это сравнение вполне уместно

3) to eat as much as one can hold наесться досыта /до отвала/
2. II
1) hold some time this principle (my promise, our bargain, this law, etc.) still holds этот принцип и т. д. [все] еще остается /продолжает оставаться/ в силе; his objection still holds он еще не снимает своего возражения; the good weather is still holding все еще стоит хорошая погода

2) hold in some manner hold firm /fast, tight/ твердо /стойко/ держаться, оставаться твердым /стойким/; hold firm [until you hear from me] держись стойко [, пока я тебе не напишу]; our friendship will hold fast наша дружба будет прочной
3. III
1) hold smth., smb. hold a spoon (a knife, a candle, a cap, a baby, a cat, etc.) держать ложку и т. д.; hold smb.'s hand держать / взять/ кого-л. за руку; they were holding hands они держались за руки; hold the line! не кладите / не вешайте/ трубку! (при разговоре по телефону)

2) hold smth., smb. hold a fort (a defile, a fortress, a position, a trench, etc.) удерживать /защищать/ крепость и т. д., it takes a number of men to hold him одному его не удержать; there is no holding that fellow с этим парнем никак не сладишь, удержу нет на этого парня; hold trains задерживать поезда; he could hardly hold the horses он едва удерживал /сдерживал/ лошадей; the farmers are holding the wheat фермеры придерживают свою пшеницу; hold a note тянуть [одну] ноту; hold one's breath задерживать /затаить/ дыхание; hold one's nose зажимать нос; hold smb.'s attention (one's audience, the pupils' attention, etc.) овладевать чьим-л. вниманием и т. д., удерживать чье-л. внимание и т. д.; constant change of scene held our attention непрерывная смена пейзажа не давала ослабнуть нашему вниманию

3) hold smth. hold land (a large estate, a large property, etc.) владеть землей и т. д.; hold an office (an appointment, a position, etc.) занимать пост и т. д.; hold a professorship быть профессором, иметь профессорское звание; занимать должность профессора; hold a chair заведовать кафедрой; hold a rank иметь чин; hold a medal иметь медаль; hold first (second, etc.) place иметь /занять/ первое и т. д. место.

4) hold smth., smb. hold a certain amount of liquid (5 gallons, all her clothes, a certain number of people, five persons, etc.) вмещать определенное количество жидкости и т. д.; this bucket will hold ten litres of water это ведро на 10 литров воды; this trunk holds all my things в этот сундук влезут /можно положить/ все мои вещи; the box held his securities в этой шкатулке лежали /были/ принадлежащие ему ценные бумаги; the new hall will hold three hundred spectators в новом зале сможет разместиться триста зрителей, новый зал рассчитан на триста зрителей; how many of us will your car hold? сколько человек сядет /влезет/ в твою машину?; each of these forms is to hold two pupils за каждой такой партой будут сидеть два ученика; sea water holds many salts in solution в морской воде содержится много солей; Westminster Abbey holds the bones of England's great men в Вестминстерском аббатстве покоятся останки великих людей Англии; the evening held a lot of surprises вечер был полон неожиданностей

5) hold smth. hold a meeting (a demonstration, a debate, an election, a consultation, an examination, an investigation, talks, etc.) проводить /устраивать, организовывать/ собрание и т. д.; they decided to hold an exhibition они решили устроить выставку

6) hold smth. hold a view (an opinion) придерживаться взгляда (мнения); I hold a different view я придерживаюсь другой точки зрения, я думаю иначе; hold a course придерживаться определенного курса
4. IV
1) hold smth., smb. in some manner hold smth., smb. tightly) (fast, firmly, straight, carelessly, etc.) держать что-л., кого-л. крепко и т. д.

2) hold smb. , smth. in some manner hold smb., smth. in respect (in high esteem, in awe, in low regard, in contempt, etc.) относиться к кому-л., чему-л. с уважением и т. д.; hold smb. at one's mercy держать кого-л. в своей власти id hold smb. to ridicule выставлять кого-л. на посмешище

3) hold smth. at some time I can't hold all these details at once я не могу (удержать в голове сразу все эти подробности
5. V
1) hold smb. smb. hold smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену /в качестве пленного/; hold smb. hostages держать кого-л. в качестве заложников

2) hold it smth. I hold it my duty [to tell you... (to inform you...)] я считаю своей обязанностью /своим долгом/ [рассказать вам... (сообщить вам)...]
6. VI
1) hold smth. in some state hold a door (a window, a window vent, etc.) open (half open, shut, etc.) держать дверь и т. д. открытой и т. д.

2) hold smb. in some state hold an audience (the spectators, the listeners, the whole house, etc.) spellbounc заставить аудиторию и т. д. слушать или смотреть, затаив дыхание; his lovely music held us spellbound его прекрасная музыка очаровала нас; hold smb. captive держать кого-л. в плену

3) hold smth., smb. in some state hold smth. true (good, sacred, cheap, etc.) считать что-л. верным /справедливым/ и т. д.; I hold the very idea absurd я считаю абсурдной саму эту мысль; hold smb. responsible возлагать на кого-л. ответственность; we shall hold you responsible for the work вы будете отвечать за эту работу
7. VII
hold smb., smth. to possess some quality hold smb. to be wrong (to be right, to be clever, to be beautiful, etc.) считать кого-л. неправым и т. д., hold smth. to be impossible (to be inadmissible, to be illogical, etc.) считать что-л. невозможным и т. д.; hold smb. to be smth. hold smb. to be a fool (to be a clever man, to be a good husband, etc.) считать, что кто-л. дурак и т. д.
8. XI.
.1)

be held for some time we were held till the evening нас задержали до вечера; be held at some place my money is held at the bank a) мой деньги находятся в банке; б) банк наложил арест на мои деньги; be held smb. I was held prisoner я находился в плену /в заточении/

2)

be held at some time the meeting (the debate, the conference, the funeral service, etc.) will be held on Monday (at 3 o'clock, etc.) собрание и т. д. состоится в понедельник и т. д.; when will the election be held? когда состоятся /будут проходить/ выборы?; be held in (at, etc.) smth. the meeting was held in (at) a very big hall собрание проходило в очень большем зале

3)

be held by smth. the button is held by a thread пуговица держалась на одной нитке; her scarf was held in place by a brooch ее шарфик был заколот брошкой

4)

it is held that... it is universally held by the writers that... у писателей общепризнанным считается, что...; be held to be in some state you will be held responsible вы за это ответите /будете нести ответственность/; he was held guilty (not guilty) он был признан виновным (невиновным)
9. XV
hold to possess some quality hold good /true, valid/ оставаться в силе; my promise (the order, the treaty, our bet, etc.) holds good мое обещание и т. д. остается в силе; the same criticism holds good with the second chapter такое же критическое замечание справедливо и в отношении второй главы
10. XVI
1) hold through smth. the supplies will hold through the winter (through the next three months, etc.) запасов хватит на всю зиму и т. д.

2) hold to smth. hold to a chair (to a rail, to a bedstead, etc.) держаться за стул и т. д.

3) hold against smb., smth. hold against an enemy (against an army, against troops, etc.) удерживать свои позиции против [нашествия] врага и т. д., hold against an attack [успешно] отбивать атаку

4) hold to /by/ smth., smb. hold to a view (to /by/ an opinion, by one's principles, to /by a decision, to a rule, etc.) держаться /придерживаться/ взгляда /точки зрения/ и т. д., he held firm /fast/ to his resolve (to his beliefs, etc.) он твердо держался своего решения и т. д.; hold to a promise сдержать обещание; you should hold to the terms вы должны соблюдать условия [договора]; hold to one's friends (to one's party, to one's choice, etc.) быть /оставаться/ верным своим друзьям и т. д.; hold for (in) smth. this rule (the principle, the theory, the hypothesis, etc.) holds for all cases это правило подходит ко всем случаям; this holds in every case это верно для всех случаев /во всех случаях/ || who knows what the future /tomorrow/ holds for us? кто знает, что нам готовит будущее?; hold at some level the market holds at 20 roubles на рынке удерживается цена в двадцать рублей
11. XVIII
1) hold oneself she doesn't know how to hold herself она не знает, как держаться /как ей себя вести/; hold oneself in some manner hold oneself well (badly) хорошо (плохо) держаться; hold oneself in some position hold oneself straight (upright, etc.) держаться прямо и т. д.; hold yourself still for a few minutes while I make a sketch of you постойте или посидите спокойно несколько минут, пока я не сделаю [с вас] набросок; hold oneself like smb., smth. hold oneself like a queen (like a doll, etc.) держаться /вести себя/, как королева и т. д.

2) hold oneself in some state hold oneself aloof (separate) держаться в стороне (отдельно от других); hold oneself ready /in readiness/ быть готовым; he held himself ready to start at a moment's notice он был готов отправиться по первому требованию

3) hold oneself in some state hold oneself responsible считать себя ответственным; I do not hold myself responsible for what happened я не считаю себя ответственным за то, что произошло
12. XXI1
1) hold smb., smth. by smth. hold the child by the hand (a bull by the horn, the basket by the handle, the box by the rope, etc.) держать ребенка за руку и т. д., hold smth., smb. in (over, in front of, etc.) smth. hold the bag in one's hand (both hands over one's head, the creature before one's face, etc.) держать сумку в руке и т. д.; hold a cigarette (a pipe, a cigar. a cigarette-holder, etc.) between the teeth (between one's lips, in one's mouth, etc.) держать сигарету и т. д. в зубах и т. д.; hold smb. in one's arms обнимать кого-л., держать кого-л. в своих объятиях; he held his head in his hands он обхватил / сжал/ голову руками

2) hold smth. against smb., smth. hold the fort against the enemy (the city against an army, the position against a detachment of parachute troops, etc.) защищать /оборонять/ крепость от неприятеля и т. д.; hold one's position against all competitors не сдавать своих позиций соперникам; hold one's own with smb. in beauty she held her own with all her rivals в красоте она не уступала ни одной из своих соперниц; hold smth. for smth. hold smb.'s baggage for non-payment of rent не отдавать кому-л. вещи до внесения квартирной платы; he held the audience for two hours он завладел вниманием слушателей на два часа; he held the floor for an hour он держал речь целый час; he holds the record for high jump он держит рекорд по прыжкам в высоту; hold smth. for smb. hold a room for me (seats for our guests, a book for first year students, etc.) оставьте /забронируйте, зарезервируйте/ комнату для меня и т. д., hold stocks for a rise попридержать акции до /, ожидая/ их повышения

3) hold smb. for smth. hold smb. for theft арестовать кого-л. за воровство; держать кого-л. в тюрьме за воровство; hold smb. for ransom держать кого-л., пока за него не будет внесен выкуп; hold smb. on a charge of smth. hold smb. on a charge of theft (of murder, etc.) задержать кого-л. по обвинению в воровстве и т. д.; hold smb. in smth. hold smb. in prison (in custody) держать кого-л. в тюрьме (под стражей); hold smb. till smth. they will hold him till we pay (till he recants, till tomorrow, etc.) они не выпустят его [до тех пор], пока мы не заплатим и т. д.; hold smb. for some time a fever held him for a week лихорадка /высокая температура/ не отпускала его целую неделю, неделю он провалялся с лихорадкой /с температурой/; hold smb. in smth. hold smb. in suspense (in fear, etc.) держать кого-л. в напряженном ожидании и т. д., hold smb. in check сдерживать кого-л.

4) hold smth. among smth. hold the first position among other similar institutions (among other boarding-houses, among many hotels, etc.) занимать ведущее положение среди других подобных учреждений и т.д., hold smth. at some time hold two offices at the same time занимать две должности одновременно

5) hold smth. for smb. life holds a lot of surprises for us all жизнь полна неожиданностей для всех; who knows what the future holds for us? кто знает, что нас ждет в будущем /что нам сулит будущее/?; hold smth. in smth. I can't hold all these figures (these facts, so many names, etc.) in my head я не могу держать все эти цифры и т. д. в голове

6) hold smb. to smth. hold smb. to a promise (to an agreement, to terms, etc.) требовать от кого-л. выполнения своего обещания и т. д., we shall hold you to your word мы будем добиваться, чтобы вы сдержали свое слово

7) hold smth. with smb. hold a conversation (a parley, a talk, etc.) with smb. вести /проводить, поддерживать/ разговор /беседу/ и т. д с кем-л.; hold smth. for smb. hold a reception (a ball, a performance, a concert, etc.) for the guests устроить прием и т. д. в честь гостей
13. XXII
hold oneself (smb.) from doing smth. hold oneself from asking (from laughing, etc.) удержаться от того, чтобы спросить и т. д.
14. XXIV1
hold smb. as smb. hold smb. as hostage (as a criminal, as a spy, etc.) задерживать /держать (под стражей, в заточении и т. п.)/ кого-л. в качестве /как/ заложника и т. д.
15. XXV
hold that... hold that his plan is impracticable (that all his statements are very doubtful, etc.) полагать /считать, думать/, что его план неосуществим и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hold
20 true

tru:
adjective

1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) sann, riktig

2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) riktig, tro

3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) trofast

4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) ekte, egentlig

•

- trueness
- truly

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I
subst. \/truː\/

( teknikk) nøyaktighet, nøyaktig tilpasning

out of true unøyaktig innstilt, unøyaktig tilpasset skjev, skakk ute av plan
II
verb \/truː\/

1) ( teknikk) avpasse, tilpasse, innstille, justere

2) rette inn, rette opp
III
adj. \/truː\/

1) sann, sannferdig, i overensstemmelse med sannheten

• a true narrative

en sann fortelling

2) riktig, nøyaktig, eksakt, tro

• a true pair of scales

nøyaktig vekt

3) ( biologi) egentlig, ekte

• the frog is not a true reptile

4) ekte

• a ring with a true diamond

en ring med en ekte diamant

• Charles is a true Londoner

Charles er en ekte londoner

5) virkelig, oppriktig, sann, faktisk

6) ( ofte nedsettende) veritabel, ordentlig, sann

• he is a true blackguard

han er en ordentlig kjeltring

7) trofast, lojal

• a true friend

en trofast venn

8) tilbørlig, rettmessig

• in true order

9) ( spesielt teknikk) rett, jevn, plan

10) ( spesielt teknikk) nøyaktig tilpasset, riktig justert

11) ( sjøfart) rettvisende, sann

• true course

rettvisende kurs

12) ( musikk) ren

• true pitch

ren tonehøyde

13) ( gammeldags) hederlig, ærlig, redelig

come true eller prove true bli til virkelighet, slå til, gå i oppfyllelse

• his suspicions came true

mistankene hans slo til

find a true bill (amer., jus) anse en tiltale for å være berettiget

good men and true (om ansette\/respektable menn) gode menn

hold true eller be true holde stikk, gjelde, være gyldig, ha gyldighet

hold true of gjelde for

how true! eller quite true! aldeles korrekt!, det er så sant som det er sagt!

make true sanne, bekrefte

sing on true pitch synge rent

that's true! det stemmer!

(it is) true ( innrømmende) ganske riktig, riktig nok, visselig, sant nok, vel

true as steel tro som gull

true copy (certified) rett kopi bekreftes

true north sant nord

true of holde stikk når det gjelder, være tilfelle for

true story sann historie

true to facts i overensstemmelse med fakta

be true to form\/type eller run true to form\/type være karakteristisk, være normal

true to life virkelighetstro

true to nature naturtro

true to oneself tro mot sin overbevisning karakterfast

be true to one's word\/promise holde sitt løfte, stå ved sitt ord

true to seed ( botanikk) frøekte

be true to someone\/something være noe(n) tro, være trofast mot noe(n)

true to the letter bokstavtro

true to time til avtalt tid, til fastsatt tid

true to type raseren ( overført) ikke fornekte seg

• take him to the pub, and he is true to type

ta ham med på puben, og han fornekter seg ikke
IV
adv. \/truː\/

1) sant, oppriktig

2) presist, eksakt, nøyaktig

3) riktig

• aim true

sikte riktig

4) raseren, av ren rase

breed true ( biologi) være i fast kultur

speak\/tell true (amer.) si sannheten, snakke sant

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hold true — or[hold good] {v. phr.} To remain true. * /It has always held true that man cannot live without laws./ * /Bob is a good boy and that holds true of Jim./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hold true — or[hold good] {v. phr.} To remain true. * /It has always held true that man cannot live without laws./ * /Bob is a good boy and that holds true of Jim./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hold true — • hold good • hold true continue, endure, last The demand for air conditioners held good during July but decreased rapidly in August. to continue to be consistently or constantly correct, true, valid or applicable … Idioms and examples
hold\ true — • to hold true • to hold good v 1. To continue to be good; last. The coupon on the cereal box offered a free toy, but the offer held good only till the end of the year. Attendance at the basketball games held good all winter. 2. To continue;… … Словарь американских идиом
true — I UK [truː] / US [tru] adjective Word forms true : adjective true comparative truer superlative truest *** Ways of emphasizing that something is true: Actually/In actual fact → used for saying what is really true, when this is different from what … English dictionary
true — true1 [ tru ] adjective *** ▸ 1 based on fact ▸ 2 real/actual ▸ 3 with right qualities ▸ 4 always loyal ▸ 5 straight/upright/level ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) based on facts or things that really happen, and not made up: The film is based on a true story.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
true — [[t]tru͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ truer, truest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable. Everything I had heard about him was true... He said it was… … English dictionary
hold — Ⅰ. hold [1] ► VERB (past and past part. held) 1) grasp, carry, or support. 2) keep or detain. 3) have in one s possession. 4) contain or be capable of containing. 5) have or occupy (a job or position) … English terms dictionary
hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… … English World dictionary
hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… … New thesaurus
hold up — {v.} 1. To raise; lift. * /John held up his hand./ 2. To support; hear; carry. * /The chair was too weak to hold up Mrs. Smith./ 3. To show; call attention to; exhibit. * /The teacher held up excellent models of composition for her class to… … Dictionary of American idioms

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