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1 hold on
1. transitive verb(keep in position) [fest]halten2. intransitive verbhold on to somebody/something — sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten; (fig.): (retain) jemanden/etwas behalten
2) (stand firm) durchhalten; aushalten3) (Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben; dranbleiben (ugs.)4) (coll.): (wait) warten* * *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.) festhalten2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) warten* * *◆ hold onvi\hold on on tight - it'll be a bumpy ride! halt dich gut fest - es wird ziemlich holprig!2. (wait) wartenjust \hold on on a second, I'll be right there [einen] Augenblick [o Moment], ich bin gleich daI can't \hold on on much longer, the taxi's waiting ich kann nicht länger warten, das Taxi ist schon danow just \hold on on, that money is mine! Moment mal, das Geld gehört mir!4. (barely survive)he's just barely \hold oning on er ringt um sein Leben* * *hold on v/i1. auch fig festhalten (to an dat)2. sich festhalten (to an dat)3. aus-, durchhalten4. andauern, anhalten (Regen etc)5. TEL am Apparat bleiben6. umg aufhören:hold on! warte mal!, halt!, immer langsam!hold on to the ball SPORT den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten* * *1. transitive verb(keep in position) [fest]halten2. intransitive verbhold on to somebody/something — sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten; (fig.): (retain) jemanden/etwas behalten
2) (stand firm) durchhalten; aushalten3) (Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben; dranbleiben (ugs.)4) (coll.): (wait) warten* * *v.warten (am Telefon) v. -
2 just
I.A adv1 ( very recently) to have just done venir (juste) de faire ; she's just arrived elle vient juste d'arriver ; I'm just back je viens juste de rentrer ; it has just been varnished ça vient juste d'être verni ;2 ( immediately) juste ; just after your birthday juste après ton anniversaire ; just after you left/arrived juste après ton départ/arrivée ; just before juste avant ; it's just after 10 am/midnight il est 10 heures passées/minuit passé de quelques minutes ;3 ( slightly) ( with quantities) un peu ; ( indicating location or position) juste ; just over 20 kg un peu plus de 20 kg ; just under 15 cm un peu moins de 15 cm ; just beyond ou past ou after the station juste après la gare ; just below the knee juste en-dessous du genou ; just on the left juste à gauche ;4 (only, merely) juste ; just a cup of tea juste une tasse de thé ; just for fun juste pour rire ; there will be just the three of us il y aura juste nous trois ; not cross, just disappointed pas fâché, juste déçu ; just two days ago il y a juste deux jours ; just last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière ; he's just a child ce n'est qu'un enfant ; not just men pas seulement les hommes ;5 ( purposely) exprès ; he did it just to annoy us il l'a fait exprès pour nous embêter ; I came just to see you je suis venu exprès pour te voir ;6 ( barely) tout juste ; just on time tout juste à l'heure ; he's just 20 il a tout juste 20 ans ; I've got just enough money j'ai tout juste assez d'argent ; the oven is just hot enough le four est tout juste assez chaud ; I (only) just caught the train j'ai eu le train de justesse ; he (only) just passed the exam il a réussi à l'examen de justesse ;7 ( simply) tout simplement ; just tell the truth dis la vérité, tout simplement ; she just won't listen elle ne veut tout simplement pas écouter ; I was just wondering if… je me demandais tout simplement si… ; that's just the way it is c'est comme ça, c'est la vie ; just a moment ou minute ou second ( please wait) un instant ; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un instant, minute ○ ;8 (exactly, precisely) exactement ; that's just what I suggested c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré ; it's just what she wants c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut ; it's just what you were expecting c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais ; just as I thought, we're too late c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard ; just how do you hope to persuade him? comment espères-tu le persuader au juste? ; just how many there are isn't known on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a ; it's just right c'est parfait ; just at that moment, Paul arrived juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé ; it's just on 8 am GB il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile ; he likes everything to be just so il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre ; she looks just like her father elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau ; it's just like him to forget c'est bien lui d'oublier ; it's just like you to be late c'est bien toi d'être en retard ; just so! tout à fait ; that's just it ou the trouble c'est bien ça le problème ; that's just the point! justement! ;9 (possibly, conceivably) it might ou could just be true il se peut que ça soit vrai ; he may just make it in time il se peut qu'il arrive à temps ;10 ( at this or that very moment) to be just doing être en train de faire ; to be just about to do être sur le point de faire ; I'm just finishing the letter je suis en train de finir la lettre ; I'm just coming j'arrive ; he was just leaving il partait ; I'm just off! j'y vais! ;11 (positively, totally) that was just wonderful/delicious c'était vraiment merveilleux/délicieux ; that's just ridiculous/wrong c'est tout à fait ridicule/faux ; that's just typical! iron ça ne m'étonne vraiment pas! ; that's just great! ( enthusiastically) c'est vraiment formidable! ; ( ironically) il ne manquait plus que ça! ;12 ( easily) I can just imagine her as president je n'ai aucun mal à l'imaginer présidente ; can't you just picture the scene! ce n'est pas difficile d'imaginer la scène! ; I can just smell the pineforests je sens déjà l'odeur des pins ;13 ( with imperatives) donc ; just keep quiet! tais-toi donc! ; just look at the time! regarde donc l'heure qu'il est! ; just you dare! essaie donc voir! ; just imagine! imagine donc! ; just think, you could have been hurt! mais tu te rends compte? tu aurais pu être blessé ;14 ( in requests) if I could just interrupt you si je peux me permettre de vous interrompre ; if you could just hold this box si vous pouvez tenir cette boîte ; could you just wait five minutes? est-ce que vous pourriez attendre cinq minutes? ;15 ( for emphasis in responses) ‘he 's adorable’-‘isn 't he just’ ‘il est adorable’-‘ah, ça oui’ ; ‘that film was dreadful’-‘wasn't it just!’ ‘ce film était absolument nul!’-‘ah, ça oui! ; ‘she's really full of herself’-‘isn't she just’ ‘elle est vraiment imbue de sa personne’-‘ça tu peux le dire’ ; ‘I bet you're furious’-‘aren't I just’ ‘je parie que tu es furieux’-‘et comment!’ ;16 ( equally) just as big/funny/well as… aussi grand/drôle/bien que… ; I can just as easily walk je peux tout aussi bien y aller à pied.B just about adv phr presque ; just about cooked/finished presque cuit/fini ; ‘are you ready?’-‘just about’ ‘es-tu prêt?’-‘presque’ ; it's just about 10 o'clock il est presque 10 heures ; just about everything /anything à peu près tout/n'importe quoi ; I can just about see it/reach it je peux tout juste le voir/l'attraper ; just about enough for two juste assez pour deux ; I've had just about enough! j'en ai marre ○ ! ; just about here à peu près ici ; it's just about the most boring film I've seen c'est sans doute le film le plus ennuyeux que j'aie vu ; it's just about the best holiday we've had ce sont sans doute les meilleures vacances que nous ayons passées.C just now adv phr ( a short time ago) I saw him just now je viens juste de le voir ; ( at the moment) en ce moment.D just as conj phr juste au moment où ; he arrived just as I was leaving il est arrivé juste au moment où je partais.it's just as well it's waterproof heureusement que c'est imperméable ; just as well! tant mieux! ; it would be just as well if you asked him tu ferais bien de lui demander ; I'd just as soon you didn't mention it j'aimerais autant que tu le gardes pour toi ; take your raincoat just in case it rains prends ton imperméable au cas où il pleuvrait ; I always check just in case je vérifie toujours, on ne sait jamais.II.B adj1 ( fair) [person, society, decision, cause, comment, war] juste ; [action, complaint, demand] justifié ; [anger, claim, criticism, suspicion] légitime ; [reward] mérité ; as is only just à juste titre ; it's only just ce n'est que justice (to do de faire ; that que + subj) ; to be just in one's dealings with sb faire preuve d'équité dans ses relations avec qn ; without just cause sans raison valable ;2 ( exact) [account, balance, calculation] juste, exact ;to sleep the sleep of the just dormir du sommeil du juste. -
3 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.) tie stille; tie* * *(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.) tie stille; tie -
4 hold your horses
разг.не волнуйтесь, потише; не торопитесь; ≈ легче на поворотах [первонач. амер.]Martin was furious... declaring that he would resign - would denounce - would expose... ‘Wait a minute! Hold your horses!’ (S. Lewis, ‘Arrowsmith’, ch. XXXVI) — Мартин бушевал... он подаст в отставку... выведет на чистую воду... разоблачит... - Да подожди ты минутку! Осади коней!
‘Stay here.’ ‘Stay here! In this goddam town?’ ‘Well sure,’ Frank said, ‘Why not? Now just wait a minute, just hold your horses till I tell you what I been thinkin' about.’ (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book I, ch. IX) — - Останемся здесь. - Здесь? В этом проклятом городе? - Конечно, - ответил Фрэнк. - А почему бы и нет? Погоди, не заводись. я ведь еще не сказал тебе, о чем я думаю.
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5 hold one's horses
expr imper infmlNow just hold your horses and let me explain — Давай не кипятись. Я тебе все сейчас объясню
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6 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.) morderse la lenguaexpr.• callar v.• callarse expr.• no decir nada expr. -
7 hold on
phrvi infmlJust hold on a second while I get my breath back — Подожди минутку, дай мне отдышаться
You go ahead, I'll hold on here until the others come — Ты давай иди, а я подожду здесь остальных
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8 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.) þegja, þagna -
9 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.) tartja a száját -
10 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.) calar-se -
11 hold one's tongue
dilini tutmak, diline hakim olmak* * *(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.) dilini tutmak -
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.) držati jezik za zobmi -
13 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.) pitää suunsa kiinni -
14 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.) holde munn/inne med -
15 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.) tenere la lingua a freno -
16 hold one's tongue
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17 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.) trzymać język za zębami -
18 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.) klusēt; turēt muti -
19 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.) laikyti liežuvį už dantų -
20 hold one's tongue
hålla mun; tiga* * *(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.)
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