the rope held

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

to get hold of — afferrare [ rope]

to keep (a) hold of o on — mantenere la presa su [ ball]

to get hold of — procurarsi [book, ticket]; [ press] venire a sapere [ story]; scoprire [ information]

to put a project on hold — rimandare o sospendere momentaneamente un progetto

to hold sth. in one's hand — tenere [qcs.] in mano [brush, pencil]; (enclosed) stringere [qcs.] in mano [ coin]

to hold sb. by — tenere qcn. per [sleeve, leg]

to be held — avere luogo o tenersi

there'll be no holding him — fig. non lo tiene nessuno

hold it! — colloq. un momento! aspetta un attimo!

to hold that — [ person] pensare che; [ law] dire che

to hold the line — attendere o restare in linea

to get hold of — afferrare [ rope]

to keep (a) hold of o on — mantenere la presa su [ ball]

to get hold of — procurarsi [book, ticket]; [ press] venire a sapere [ story]; scoprire [ information]

to put a project on hold — rimandare o sospendere momentaneamente un progetto

to hold sth. in one's hand — tenere [qcs.] in mano [brush, pencil]; (enclosed) stringere [qcs.] in mano [ coin]

to hold sb. by — tenere qcn. per [sleeve, leg]

to be held — avere luogo o tenersi

there'll be no holding him — fig. non lo tiene nessuno

hold it! — colloq. un momento! aspetta un attimo!

to hold that — [ person] pensare che; [ law] dire che

to hold the line — attendere o restare in linea

jdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb

den Arm in die Höhe halten — to hold one's arm up

einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up

zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain

das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!

sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back

es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)

(sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

halten Sie die Erklärungen einfach — keep the explanations simple

wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

wie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?

er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood

Selbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself

Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap

jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest

ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing

halten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt

halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds

er hält sich sehr aufrecht — he holds or carries himself very erect

sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

der Geruch von Knoblauch hält sich ewig — the smell of garlic lingers for ages (inf)

das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

er hat sich ziemlich gut gehalten (körperlich) — he is quite well-preserved

er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever