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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > hold an office
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Макаров: негодность к службеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > disqualification to hold an office
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( until 5 years have elapsed) заборона обіймати посаду ( протягом 5 років)English-Ukrainian law dictionary > prohibition to hold an office
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English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > to hold an office
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12 ♦ 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.3 appiglio; punto d'appoggio; sostegno4 (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.6 (fig.) possesso; padronanza; conoscenza7 carcere; prigione; guardina9 rifugio; ricovero; tana10 (mus.) corona● 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 estremistiche2 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 malinteso3 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 seggio4 contenere: This flat cannot hold all my furniture, questo appartamento non può contenere tutti i miei mobili5 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 corso6 ( 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 allievi8 tenere avvinto; tenere desta l'attenzione di: The speaker held the audience, l'oratore teneva avvinto l'uditorio9 ( della polizia) fermare; trattenere; tenere in carcere: They held them for three days, li tennero in carcere tre giorniB v. i.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 domani6 tenersi; comportarsi: to hold ( oneself) aloof, tenersi a distanza; comportarsi in modo distaccato; (fig.) essere altezzoso● 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.) 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office ['ɒfɪs]1 noun(a) (of firm) bureau m; (of solicitor) étude f; (of barrister) cabinet m; American (of doctor, dentist) cabinet m (de consultation);∎ people who work in offices les gens qui travaillent dans les bureaux;∎ the whole office knows tout le bureau est au courant;∎ she's been transferred to the Paris office elle a été mutée au bureau de Paris;∎ he's out of the office at the moment il n'est pas dans le bureau en ce moment;∎ office space is cheaper in the suburbs les bureaux sont moins chers en banlieue;∎ for office use only (on form) (cadre) réservé à l'administration(b) (government department) bureau m, département m;∎ I have to send this to the tax office je dois envoyer ça au centre des impôts(c) (position, power) fonction f;∎ public office fonction f publique;∎ a woman in high office une femme haut placée;∎ to rise to/hold high office être promu à/détenir un poste élevé;∎ he's one of the candidates seeking office c'est l'un des candidats qui se présentent aux élections;∎ to be in or to hold office (political party) être au pouvoir; (mayor, minister, official) être en fonction(s);∎ to be out of office avoir quitté ses fonctions;∎ to take office (political party) arriver au pouvoir; (mayor, minister, official) entrer en fonctions;∎ to resign/to leave office se démettre de/quitter ses fonctions;∎ to run for or to seek office se présenter aux élections;∎ elected to the office of president élu à la présidence∎ office for the dead office m des morts;(furniture, job, staff) de bureau(a) (help, actions)∎ I got the job through the (good) offices of Mrs Katz j'ai obtenu ce travail grâce aux bons offices de Mme Katz∎ the usual offices les sanitaires mpl►► Finance office account compte m commercial;office automation bureautique f;British office bearer (in club, association) membre m du bureau;British office block immeuble m de bureaux;old-fashioned office boy garçon m de bureau;office building immeuble m de bureaux;office equipment matériel m de bureau;the Office of Fair Trading = organisme britannique de défense des consommateurs et de régulation des pratiques commerciales;office hours heures fpl de bureau;∎ during office hours pendant les heures de bureau;Computing office IT bureautique f;office junior stagiaire mf (en secrétariat);the Office of Management and Budget = service administratif américain dont le rôle principal est d'aider le président à préparer le budget;office manager chef m de bureau;office party = réception organisée dans un bureau à l'occasion des fêtes de fin d'année;office space locaux mpl pour bureaux;office staff personnel m de bureau;office supplies articles mpl de bureau;office work travail m de bureau;office worker employé m de bureau -
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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > hold office
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office 1. GEN Büro n; Geschäft n (Büro); Geschäftsstelle f; Amt n, Behörde f, Dienststelle f, Funktion f, Aufgabe f (public position with specific duties attached to it; bureau = Amt, Dienststelle, Abteilung); 2. LAW Kanzlei f; 3. BANK, FIN Filiale f, Zweigstelle f • be in office 1. PERS im Amt sein (person); 2. POL an der Regierung sein • for office use only ADMIN nur zum Dienstgebrauch, nur für dienstliche Zwecke • hold an office GEN, PERS ein Amt bekleiden -
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1) розм. ув'язнення; розм. в'язниця, місце ув'язнення2) володіти (акціями, патентом тощо); зобов'язувати; бути (залишатися) чинним, мати силу; виносити рішення; визнавати ( про суд); розм. тримати ( у в'язниці), утримувати ( під вартою); проводити (збори, конференцію, вибори тощо); обіймати (посаду, пост)•hold a threat of disclosure over head — = hold a threat of disclosure over smb.'s head тримати ( когось) під загрозою розкриття
hold a threat of disclosure over smb.'s head — = hold a threat of disclosure over head
hold office during good behavior — = hold office during good behaviour обіймати посаду довічно
hold office during good behaviour — = hold office during good behavior
hold possession under the color of title — = hold possession under the colour of title володіти за законним правом ( на законних підставах)
- hold a conferencehold possession under the colour of title — = hold possession under the color of title
- hold a court
- hold a demonstration
- hold a government post
- hold a high-level position
- hold a high office
- hold a judicial decision
- hold a judicial inquiry
- hold a judicial office
- hold a judicial sale
- hold a legal office
- hold a licence
- hold a license
- hold a local referendum
- hold a meeting
- hold a patent
- hold a person on suspicion
- hold a plebiscite
- hold a post
- hold a rally
- hold a rank
- hold a reception
- hold a referendum
- hold a session
- hold a sitting
- hold a trial
- hold a view
- hold absolutely
- hold an action
- hold an appointment
- hold an inquiry
- hold an inquest
- hold an office
- hold as a material witness
- hold at gunpoint
- hold at knifepoint
- hold consultations
- hold court
- hold debate
- hold debates
- hold election
- hold elections
- hold for court
- hold for interrogation
- hold good
- hold good in law
- hold hearing
- hold hearings
- hold hostage
- hold in abeyance
- hold in bondage
- hold in captivity
- hold in contempt
- hold in contempt of court
- hold in detention
- hold in esteem
- hold in internal exile
- hold in preventive detention
- hold in trust
- hold incommunicado
- hold invalid
- hold legally liable
- hold legally responsible
- hold liable
- hold mediately
- hold more than one job
- hold more than one office
- hold office during pleasure
- hold on espionage charges
- hold on spy charges
- hold on spying charges
- hold on the charge
- hold over
- hold over a decision
- hold pleas
- hold preliminary hearings
- hold prisoner
- hold property
- hold public office
- hold re-election
- hold re-elections
- hold reasonable
- hold responsible
- hold responsible in damages
- hold shares in a company
- hold the affirmative
- hold the assizes
- hold the chair of law
- hold the hearing of an action
- hold to account
- hold to bail
- hold to be valid
- hold to ransom
- hold to security
- hold to the contrary
- hold under house arrest
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold up a law
- hold up a train
- hold up delivery
- hold up in court
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noun1) Büro, das2) (branch of organization) Zweigstelle, die3) (position with duties) Amt, dasbe in/out of office — im/nicht mehr im Amt sein; [Partei:] an der/nicht mehr an der Regierung sein
Home Office — (Brit.) ≈ Innenministerium, das
6) (kindness)[good] offices — Hilfe, die; Unterstützung, die
* * *['ofis]1) (the room or building in which the business of a firm is done: The firm's head offices are in New York; ( also adjective) office furniture.) das Büro, Büro-...2) (the room in which a particular person works: the bank manager's office.) das Büro3) (a room or building used for a particular purpose: Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office.) das Amt, der Schalter4) (a position of authority, especially in or as a government: Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor.) das Amt•- academic.ru/51339/officer">officer* * *of·fice[ˈɒfɪs, AM ˈɑ:-]nto stay at the \office im Büro bleibenO\office of Management and Budget dem amerikanischen Präsidenten unterstehendes Exekutivorgan, das die Planung des Staatshaushalts vorbereitet und überwachtO\office of Fair Trading Amt nt für VerbraucherschutzForeign/Home O\office Außen-/Innenministerium nt, Departement nt für äussere Angelegenheiten/des Innern SCHWEIZSerious Fraud Office Ermittlungsbehörde f für Wirtschaftsstraftatencompensation for loss of \office Entlassungsentschädigung fto be in \office an der Macht seinto be out of \office nicht an der Macht seinto come into [or take] \office sein Amt antretento hold \office im Amt sein* * *['ɒfɪs]n1) Büro nt; (of lawyer) Kanzlei f; (= part of organization) Abteilung f; (= branch) Geschäftsstelle f2) (= public position) Amt ntto take office — sein or das Amt antreten; (political party) die Regierung übernehmen, an die Regierung kommen
to be in or hold office — im Amt sein; (party) an der Regierung sein
to be out of office — nicht mehr an der Regierung sein; (person)
to be barred or disqualified from ( holding) public office — von allen öffentlichen Ämtern ausgeschlossen sein
4) usu plthrough the offices of... — durch Vermittlung von...
office for the dead — Totenamt nt; (RC) Totenmesse f
6) (Brit)"usual offices" — "übliche Nebenräume"
* * *1. Büro n, (einer Institution) Geschäftsstelle f, (Anwalts) Kanzlei f, US Sprechzimmer n (eines Arztes):at the office im Büro2. Behörde f, Amt n, Dienststelle f:the office of the Court JUR die Geschäftsstelle des Gerichtsenter upon an office ein Amt antreten;be in (out of) officea) (nicht mehr) im Amt sein,b) (nicht mehr) an der Macht sein (Regierung);hold an office ein Amt bekleiden oder innehaben;take office sein Amt antreten oder übernehmen;soon after he took office kurz nach seiner Amtsübernahme7. Funktion f (auch einer Sache), Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:it is my office to advise him es ist meine Aufgabe, ihn zu beraten8. Dienst m, Gefälligkeit f:do sb a good (bad) office jemandem einen guten (schlechten) Dienst erweisen;9. Ehrendienst m, Ehre f:perform the last offices to einem Toten die letzte Ehre erweisen10. RELa) Gottesdienstordnung f, Liturgie fb) Gottesdienst m:office of baptism Taufgottesdienstsay office das Brevier beten12. RELb) KATH Introitus m (Eingangsgesang in der Messe)c) KATH Messe f13. pl besonders Bra) Wirtschaftsteil m, -raum m oder -räume pl oder -gebäude n oder pl (eines Gutes etc)14. sl Tipp m:give sb the office jemandem einen Tipp geben;take the office einen Tipp befolgenoff. abk1. offer2. offered3. office4. officer5. official* * *noun1) Büro, das2) (branch of organization) Zweigstelle, die3) (position with duties) Amt, dasbe in/out of office — im/nicht mehr im Amt sein; [Partei:] an der/nicht mehr an der Regierung sein
Home Office — (Brit.) ≈ Innenministerium, das
6) (kindness)[good] offices — Hilfe, die; Unterstützung, die
* * *(Business) n.Kontor -e n. n.Amt ¨-er n.Arbeitszimmer n.Büro -s n.Büro- präfix.Dienst -e m.Sekretariat n. -
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I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (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.) holde, bære2) (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.) holde3) (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.) holde (oppe)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?) holde (fast)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.) holde fanget/tilbake6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) romme, inneholde7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) (av)holde8) (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.) holde (seg)9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ha/bekle en stilling, sitte som10) (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.) nære, ha11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gjelde, holde (seg), stå ved makt12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde noen til noe, få en til å følge13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde, verne mot14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) holde ut mot15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde oppmerksomheten16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) (av)holde, feire17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eie, besitte, sitte/ligge inne med18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) holde (seg), vare ved19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (vente) et øyeblikk20) ((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?) holde (tonen)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) ta vare på22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) inneholde, (ville) bringe23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grep, hold2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, tak, grep3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grep, (bryte)tak, hold•- - 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.) lasteromarrest--------bevare--------ha--------hank--------holde--------skaft--------skjefte--------takIsubst. ( holden) \/həʊld\/1) ( også overført) tak, grep, hold2) ( overført) innflytelse, makt, kontroll, tak, grep3) håndtak4) ( bryting) brytetak, grep5) støtte, feste6) ( gammeldags) fengsel, forvaring, varetekt7) ( gammeldags) fort, festningcatch hold of ta tak iget hold of gripe tak ihave a hold on someone ha makt over noen, ha noen i sitt grep, ha innflytelse over noenkeep a firm hold of holde et fast grep omput\/keep something on hold legge noe på is, utsette noe til senererelease one's hold slippe takettake hold begynne å virke, begynne å få effektIIsubst. \/həʊld\/( sjøfart eller luftfart) lasteromhold cargo lastIII1) holde, holde i• could you hold the ladder for me?2) bære, holde oppe3) tåle4) omfavne, holde omkring5) ( handel) holde på varene, ikke selge6) holde (tilbake), holde på, holde i varetekt, holde fengslet7) holde av, reservere8) oppbevare9) ( også overført) holde, beholde• one pizza, please, and hold the anchoviesen pizza uten ansjos, takk10) eie, ha, besitte, være i besittelse av, inneha11) bekle, inneha, sitte i (om stilling, verv, posisjon)12) ha plass til, romme, ta13) inneholde, romme• what does the future hold for us?15) arrangere, avholde, holde (møte, fest e.l.)16) holde seg, vare (ved), vedvare, fortsette• will the fine weather hold?17) fortsette (i en bestemt retning)19) nære, ha (ideer)20) holde fast ved, stå ved21) holde for (å være), regne for (å være), anse for (å være)23) stå ved makt, være gyldig, gjelde, stå fast, stå ved lag24) (amer., slang, narkotika) ha stoff på seg, besitte stoffhold! ( gammeldags) holdt!, stopp!, vent!hold against legge til lasthold an opinion ha en mening, være av en meninghold back holde tilbake, stanse, stoppeskjule, holde skjult, hemmeligholde, fortie sette av, legge av, sparestille seg avventende, forholde seg avventende, nøle, tvile, innta en avventende holdninghold by fastholde, holde fast ved, stå ved rette seg etter, la seg lede av like, ha sansen forhold court være midtpunkt for alles oppmerksomhethold down holde nedebeholde, bli ihold everything! stopp!hold firm holde fast vedhold forth ( ofte nedsettende) snakke i vei, dosereholde for sannsynlighold good være sann, være gyldighold hard! ( britisk) stopp!hold in tøyle, holde i tømmene, beherskeholde tilbakehold in with holde seg inne med, holde seg til venns medhold it! vent litt!, stopp en halv!hold land sitte på landeiendommerhold off holde på avstand, holde fra livet• hold your dog off!holde seg på avstand, holde seg bortevente (med), utsette, drøye (med)hold office sitte ved makten, regjerehold on holde fast holde på plass holde på, holde uthold on! vent litt!, stopp en halv!hold one's breath holde pustenhold oneself well ha god holdninghold one's ground holde stand, ikke bøye av, ikke vikehold one's nose holde seg for nesenhold one's own holde stillingen, klare seg brahold one' s tongue\/peace holde munn, tie, være stillehold one's way gå videre, fortsette på sin veihold on to holde (seg) fast iholde (fast) på, holde fast ved sitte påhold out strekke ut, strekke frem, rekke ut, rekke frem, holde ut, holde fremtilby, gi, loverekke, vare, strekke til• will the food hold out?holde til, oppholde seg holde stand, holde ut, stå i mothold out for stå fast på kravet om avvente, vente til man fårhold out on someone ( hverdagslig) holde tilbake for noen, unnlate å fortelle hele sannheten til noen gi blaffen i ønskene til noenhold over utsettebeholde inntil videre, holde tilbake, sette til side ( jus) beholde embete\/eiendom lenger enn avtalt la fortsette utover fastsatt tid( skogbruk) overholdehold shares sitte på aksjer, sitte med aksjerhold someone cheap ikke ha høye tanker om noenhold someone dear holde av noen, være glad i noenhold someone in contempt forakte noen, nære forakt for noen, ringeakte noenhold someone in honour holde noen i ære, ære noenhold someone's hand ( overført) holde noen i hånden, gi noen moralsk støttehold someone to bail ( jus) avkreve noen kausjonhold something against someone laste noen for noe, la noe telle i noens disfavør, legge en noe til last, bruke noe mot noenhold something back from someone holde noe unna noenhold something over someone la noe utgjøre en konstant trussel for noen, bruke noe som pressmiddel overfor noenhold together holde sammen, binde sammenhenge sammenhold someone to her\/his promise tvinge noen til å holde sitt løftehold that eller hold the view that være av den oppfatning at, mene athold the line ( telekommunikasjon) holde forbindelsen, ikke legge på ( overført) ikke gi etter for presshold the market dominere markedethold the reins ( overført) holde i tømmenehold the stage dominere en samtalehold the title to ha rett på, inneha retten tilhold tight holde seg fasthold trumps ha trumf på hånden, sitte med trumf på håndenhold to stå ved, fastholde, holde fast vedhold up rekke opp, holde opp, holde i været, heve, løfte( til beskuelse) holde frem, vise frem, stille opp holde oppe, støtte holde ut, holde motet oppe stå seg, holde hindre, oppholde, (for)sinke, forhale( om kort) holde tilbake rane, overfalle, plyndrehold up one's head ( overført) holde hodet høythold up to utsette for, gjøre til gjenstand forhold up to ridicule gjøre til latter, latterliggjørehold your horses! (amer.) hold an litt!, stopp en halv!, brems litt!hold your noise! være stille!hold with ( hverdagslig) holde med være enig med være tilhenger av, støttenot hold by ( også) ikke like, mislike -
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/hould/ * danh từ - khoang (của tàu thuỷ) * danh từ - sự cầm, sự nắm giữ, sự nắm chặt =to take (get, keep) hold of+ nắm giữ, nắm chặt (cái gì) - (nghĩa bóng) sự nắm được, sự hiểu thấu =to get hold of a secret+ nắm được điều bí mật - (nghĩa bóng) ảnh hưởng =to have a grerat hold on (over) somebody+ có ảnh hưởng (uy tín) lớn đối với ai - vật để nắm lấy; vật đỡ; chỗ dựa - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đồn ải, thành luỹ, pháo đài - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sự giam cầm - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhà lao, nhà tù * ngoại động từ - cầm, nắm, giữ, nắm giữ, giữ vững =to hold a pen+ cầm bút =to hold an office+ giữ một chức vụ =to hold one's ground+ giữ vững lập trường; (quân sự) giữ vững vị trí; giữ vững sức khoẻ không yếu đi (người ốm) - giữ, ở (trong một tư thế nào đó) =to hold oneself erect+ đứng thẳng người =to hold one's head+ ngẩng cao đầu - chứa, chứa đựng =this rooms holds one hundred people+ phòng này chứa được một trăm người - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) giam giữ (ai) - giữ, nén, nín, kìm lại =to hold one's breath+ nín hơi, nín thở =to hold one's tongue+ nín lặng; không nói gì =hold your noise!+ im đi!, đừng làm ầm lên thế! =to hold one's hand+ kìm tay lại (không ra tay trừng phạt đánh đập...) =there's no holding him+ không sao kìm được hắn - bắt phải giữ lời hứa =to hold somebody in suspense+ làm cho ai phải thấm đòn chờ đợi - choán, xâm chiếm, thu hút, lôi cuốn =to hold someone's attention+ thu hút sự chú ý của ai =to hold one's audience+ lôi cuốn được thính giả - có ý nghĩ là, cho là, xem là, coi là; tin rằng =to hold onself reponsible for+ tự cho là mình có trách nhiệm về =to hold strange opinions+ có những ý kiến kỳ quặc =to hold somebody in high esteem+ kính mến ai, quý trọng ai =to hold somebody in contempt+ coi khinh ai =to hold something cheap+ coi rẻ cái gì, coi thường cái gì =I hold it good+ tôi cho cái đó là đúng (là nên làm) - (+ that) quyết định là (toà án, quan toà...) - tổ chức, tiến hành =to hold a meeting+ tổ chức một cuộc mít tinh, họp mít tinh =to hold negotiation+ tiến hành đàm phán - nói, đúng (những lời lẽ...) =to hold insolent language+ dùng những lời lẽ láo xược - theo, theo đuổi, tiếp tục đi theo =to hold a North course+ tiếp tục đi theo con đường về hướng bắc * nội động từ - (thường) (+ to, by) giữ vững, giữ chắc ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =to hold to one's promise+ giữ lời hứa =to hold by one's principles+ giữ vững nguyên tắc của mình =will the anchor hold?+ liệu néo có chắc không? - tiếp tục, kéo dài, còn mãi, cứ vẫn =will this fine weather hold?+ liệu thời tiết này có kéo dài mãi không? - có giá trị, có hiệu lực, có thể áp dụng ((cũng) to hold good, to hold true) =the rule holds in all case+ điều lệ này có giá trị trong mọi trường hợp =does this principle hold good?+ nguyên tắc còn có giá trị nữa không? - (từ lóng) ((thường) phủ định + with) tán thành =not to hold with a proposal+ không tán thành một đề nghị - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) hold! đứng lại, dừng lại; đợi một tí! !to hold back - ngăn lại, giữ lại, nén lại, kìm lại - giấu, giữ bí mật, giữ riêng (tin tức...) - do dự, ngập ngừng - (+ from) cố ngăn, cố nén !to hold down - bắt lệ thuộc, bắt phụ thuộc, bắt phục tùng; áp bức - cúi (đầu) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tiếp tục giữ, vẫn giữ, vẫn (ở trong hoàn cảnh nào...) =to hold down and office+ vẫn giữ một chức vụ !to hold forth - đưa ra, đặt ra, nêu ra (một đề nghị...) - nói; hò hét diễn thuyết ((thường) xấu) =to hold forth to the crowd+ hò hét diễn thuyết trước đám đông !to hold in - nói chắc, dám chắc - giam giữ - nén lại, kìm lại, dằn lại !to hold off - giữ không cho lại gần; giữ cách xa - chậm lại, nán lại !to hold on - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, bám chặt - giữ máy không cắt (dây nói) !to hold out - giơ ra, đưa ra - chịu đựng, kiên trì dai dẳng; không nhượng bộ, không đầu hàng (thành bị bao vây...) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) không cho, không từ chối cho (cái gì phải cho) !to hold over - để chậm lại, đình lại, hoàn lại - ở lại sau khi hết nhiệm kỳ; ở lại thêm nhiệm kỳ !to hold together - gắn lại với nhau, giữ lại với nhau - gắn bó với nhau, đoàn kết với nhau !to hold up - đưa lên, giơ lên - đỡ, chống đỡ - vẫn vững, vẫn duy trì - vẫn đứng vững, không ngã (ngựa) - nêu ra, phô ra, đưa ra =to be held up to derision+ bị đưa ra làm trò cười - chặn đứng (ô tô...) ăn cướp - làm đình trệ, làm tắc nghẽn (giao thông...) !to hold aloof - (xem) loof !hold hard! - đứng lại! !hold on! - (thông tục) ngừng! !to hold one's own - (xem) own !to hold something over somebody - luôn luôn giơ cái gì đe doạ ai !to hold water - kín không rò (thùng) - đứng vững được (lập luận...) -
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1. I1) 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 уместно3) to eat as much as one can hold наесться досыта /до отвала/2. II1) 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 погода2) 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 прочной3. III1) 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 вниманию3) 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 неожиданностей5) 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 выставку6) 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 курса4. IV1) 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 посмешище3) hold smth. at some time I can't hold all these details at once я не могу (удержать в голове сразу все эти подробности5. V1) hold smb. smb. hold smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену /в качестве пленного/; hold smb. hostages держать кого-л. в качестве заложников2) 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. VI1) 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 плену3) 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 работу7. VIIhold 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 зале3)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 брошкой4)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. XVhold 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 главы10. XVI1) 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 атаку4) 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 рублей11. XVIII1) 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 требованию3) 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 произошло12. XXI11) 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 руками2) 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 повышения3) 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 одновременно5) 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 голове6) 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 слово7) 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 гостей13. XXIIhold oneself (smb.) from doing smth. hold oneself from asking (from laughing, etc.) удержаться от того, чтобы спросить и т. д.14. XXIV1hold 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. XXVhold 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.
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