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1 hold
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.) a ţine2) (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.) a ţine3) (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.) a (sus)ţine4) (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?) a rezista5) (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.) a (re)ţine6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) a conţine, a ţine7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) a (se) ţine, a rămâne8) (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.) a se menţine într-o stare9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) a ocupa10) (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.) a crede, a socoti; a deţine11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) a fi valabil12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.)13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) a apăra14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) a rezista15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) a reţine16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) a se ţine17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) a deţine18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) a (se) menţine19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) a aştepta20) ((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?) a ţine21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) a păstra22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) a rezerva23) ((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.) apucare2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influenţă3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) priză•- - 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.) cală -
2 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) a se ţine bine (de)2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) a aştepta -
3 hold it
(to stop or wait: Hold it! Don't start till I tell you to.) aşteaptă!, stai! -
4 hold-up
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5 hold
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6 hold-up
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7 hold up
1) (to stop or slow the progress of: I'm sorry I'm late - I got held up at the office.) a reţine2) (to stop and rob: The bandits held up the stagecoach.) a ataca -
8 hold out
1) (to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.) a rezista2) (to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.) a rezista3) (to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?) a fi suficient -
9 hold good
(to be true or valid; to apply: Does that rule hold good in every case?) -
10 hold off
1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) a nu începe2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) a ţine piept -
11 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) a nu se da bătut -
12 hold one's tongue
(to remain silent or stop talking: There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.) a-şi ţine gura -
13 hold water
(to be convincing: His explanation won't hold water.) a fi convingător -
14 hold with
(to approve of: He doesn't hold with smoking.) a fi de acord cu -
15 hold-back
(th) reţinere; retenţie // a reţine -
16 hold-down
(th) fixare -
17 hold-down / holding screw
(mas) şurub de fixareEnglish-Romanian technical dictionary > hold-down / holding screw
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18 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) a ascunde (ceva cuiva)2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) a reţine3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) a împiedica, a opri -
19 hold down
(to keep or be allowed to stay in (a job): He is incapable of holding down a job.) a păstra -
20 hold forth
(to talk or give one's opinions, often loudly, at great length: The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.) a perora
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