-
1 hold one's tongue
to remain silent or stop talking:يَلْزَم الصَّمْت، يحْفَظ لِسانُهThere were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.
-
2 hold
ضَبَطَ \ hold: to control; keep still: He held his breath. Hold your tongue!. adjust: to change sth. so that it works better or is more suitable: If your watch is slow, you can adjust it. control: to direct; rule or guide (a person, machine, business, etc.). put: to cause to become (what is stated by the adj. or adv.): Put it right. Put that picture straight. regulate: to control: My watch needs regulating (ought to be put in order so that it shows the correct time). restrain: to hold back; control: Restrain your excited children. tune: to set the contols of a musical instrument (or of an engine) so that it will perform perfectly; to set the controls of a radio so that one hears a particular radio station: We tuned in to the BBC, to hear the news from London. \ See Also وجه (وَجَّهَ)، صحح (صَحَّحَ) -
3 держать язык за зубами
hold one's tongue глагол: словосочетание:keep a still tongue in one's head (держать язык за зубами, помалкивать)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > держать язык за зубами
-
4 mantener su posición
• hold one's own• hold one's tongue• hold that• hold the gun at• maintain one's position• stand one's ground• stand pat -
5 смолчать
hold one's tongue словосочетание: -
6 aguantar las ganas
• hold one's tongue• hold oneself responsible• restrain oneself -
7 aguantarse
• hold one's tongue• hold oneself responsible• keep quiet• restrain oneself -
8 tie
* * *vb (tav, tiet):[ tie stille](dvs være tavs) be silent, keep silent ( med noget about something), be quiet;( holde op med at tale) stop talking, become silent;[ få til at tie ( stille)] silence, put to silence,( få til at være stille) hush up ( fx the children);[ ti stille!] be quiet!T shut up!( til flere også) silence!( også) keep something quiet (el. dark),T keep something under one's hat;[ tie ihjel](dvs dysse ned) hush up ( fx the Minister tried to hush up theaffair);[ man prøvede at tie bogen ihjel] there was a conspiracy of silence against the book. -
9 diline hakim olmak
hold one's tongue -
10 držet jazyk za zuby
-
11 잠자코 있다
hold one's tongue -
12 òegja, òagna
-
13 держать язык за зубами
Русско-английский словарь Wiktionary > держать язык за зубами
-
14 držať jazyk za zubami
-
15 tenir sa langue
hold one’s tongue -
16 calar-se
-
17 zijn mond houden
v. hold one's tongue -
18 держать язык за зубами
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > держать язык за зубами
-
19 помалкивать
-
20 ağzını tutmak
to hold one's tongue
См. также в других словарях:
hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's tongue — ► hold one s tongue informal remain silent. Main Entry: ↑tongue … English terms dictionary
hold one's tongue — phrasal : to keep silent told the boy sharply to hold his tongue * * * hold one s tongue see under ↑hold1 • • • Main Entry: ↑tongue * * * [often in imperative] informal remain silent … Useful english dictionary
hold one's tongue — idi hold one s tongue, to remain silent; refrain from speaking … From formal English to slang
hold one's tongue — or hold one s peace phrasal to keep silent ; keep one s thoughts to oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold one's tongue — (also hold one s peace) Be still, keep still, keep silence … New dictionary of synonyms
hold\ one's\ tongue — v. phr. To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue. If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt … Словарь американских идиом
hold one's tongue — verb to keep quiet; especially, to leave something unsaid I dont like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue … Wiktionary
hold one's tongue — keep quiet He decided to hold his tongue rather than give his honest opinion … Idioms and examples
hold one's tongue — informal remain silent. → hold … English new terms dictionary