demonstration body

el grueso del pelotón — [en carrera] the pack, the main body of the runners

Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

the roof is supported by six columns — el tejado descansa sobre or se apoya en seis columnas

the chair couldn't support his weight — la silla no pudo aguantar or resistir su peso

to support oneself — ganarse la vida or (liter) el sustento

I went with her to give her (moral) support — la acompañé para que se sintiera apoyada or respaldada

technical/dealer support — servicio técnico/de ventas; (before n) <package, material> adicional, suplementario

steel supports — soportes mpl de acero

back support — espaldera f

I've had a lot of support from my family — mi familia me ha apoyado mucho or me ha dado mucho apoyo

• to give sb support — dar apoyo a algn, apoyar a algn

• moral support — apoyo moral

he has given his support to the reform programme — ha apoyado or respaldado el programa de reforma, ha dado su apoyo or respaldo al programa de reforma

• their capacity to act in support of their political objectives — su capacidad de actuar en pos de sus objetivos políticos

• popular support — apoyo m popular

financial support — ayuda f económica, respaldo m económico

• after-sales support — servicio m posventa, asistencia f posventa

• technical support — servicio m de asistencia técnica

scholars have found little support for this interpretation — los académicos han encontrado pocas pruebas que apoyen or respalden esta interpretación

in support of this argument he states that... — para apoyar or respaldar este argumento aduce que...

that chair won't support your weight — esa silla no resistirá or aguantará tu peso

to support o.s. — (physically) apoyarse (on en)

to support o.s. — (financially) ganarse la vida

support band N — (Mus) teloneros mpl

support group N — grupo m de apoyo

a support group for victims of crime — un grupo de apoyo or una asociación de ayuda a las víctimas de la delincuencia

support hose N — medias fpl de compresión graduada

support network N — red f de apoyo

support ship N — barco m de apoyo

support stocking N — media f de compresión graduada

support tights NPL — medias fpl de compresión (graduada)

support troops NPL — tropas fpl de apoyo

the roof is supported by six columns — el tejado descansa sobre or se apoya en seis columnas

the chair couldn't support his weight — la silla no pudo aguantar or resistir su peso

to support oneself — ganarse la vida or (liter) el sustento

I went with her to give her (moral) support — la acompañé para que se sintiera apoyada or respaldada

technical/dealer support — servicio técnico/de ventas; (before n) <package, material> adicional, suplementario

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

the masses — la folla; (working class) le masse

to go to mass — andare a or alla messa

masses (of) fam — un sacco (di), un mucchio (di)

the masses — la folla; (working class) le masse

say/hear mass — die Messe lesen/hören

go to or attend mass — zur Messe gehen

masses of... — massenhaft... (ugs.); eine Masse... (ugs.)

be a mass of bruises/mistakes — (coll.) voll blauer Flecken sein/von Fehlern nur so wimmeln

High Mass — Hochamt nt

a mass of rubble — ein Schutthaufen m

a mass of red hair — ein Wust m roter Haare

this confused mass of thoughts the essay is one great mass of spelling mistakes — dieser wirre Gedankenwust der Aufsatz wimmelt nur so von Schreibfehlern

he's a mass of bruises — er ist voller blauer Flecken

or color (US) — der Garten ist ein Meer nt von Gelb/ein Farbenmeer nt

the masses — die Masse(n pl )

people, in the mass, prefer... — die breite Masse (der Menschen) zieht es vor,...

the huge mass of the ship loomed up out of the night — die riesige Form des Schiffes tauchte aus der Nacht auf

he has masses of money/time — er hat massenhaft or massig (inf) or eine Masse (inf) Geld/Zeit

I've got masses (of things) to do — ich habe noch massig (inf) zu tun

go to or attend mass — zur Messe gehen

masses of... — massenhaft... (ugs.); eine Masse... (ugs.)

be a mass of bruises/mistakes — (coll.) voll blauer Flecken sein/von Fehlern nur so wimmeln

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to get a hold of o on oneself — controlarse

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

with no holds barred — sin ningún tipo de restricciones

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

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

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

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

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

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 relax one's hold — desasirse (on de)

• to seize hold of — apoderarse de

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

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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

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

• to hold sb prisoner — tener preso a algn

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

• 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

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

to hold a mass — (Rel) celebrar una misa

I hold that... — yo creo or sostengo 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

• to hold firm or fast — mantenerse firme

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to get a hold of o on oneself — controlarse

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

with no holds barred — sin ningún tipo de restricciones

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

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