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41 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.) (tenere duro) -
42 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 -
43 hold water
(to be convincing: His explanation won't hold water.) (essere convincente) -
44 hold forth
fare uno sproloquio (about, on su)* * *(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.) (parlare in pubblico)* * *vi + advfare or tenere una concione* * *fare uno sproloquio (about, on su) -
45 hold out on
vi + adv + prep -
46 hold hands (with someone)
(to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).) -
47 hold hands (with someone)
(to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).) -
48 hold (someone) hostage
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio -
49 hold one's breath
(to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.) trattenere il respiro -
50 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) non cedere -
51 hold prisoner
(to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will: Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room.) catturare, tenere prigioniero -
52 hold (someone) hostage
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio -
53 hold to ransom
(to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) (tenere in ostaggio) -
54 hold-all
noun (a (usually large) bag with a zip for packing clothes etc into.) (sacca da viaggio) -
55 take hold
to take hold of — (grasp) prendere, afferrare [object, hand]; fig. (overwhelm) [ idea] ossessionare; [ feeling] sopraffare [ person]
* * *to take hold of — (grasp) prendere, afferrare [object, hand]; fig. (overwhelm) [ idea] ossessionare; [ feeling] sopraffare [ person]
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56 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) raggiungere2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) procurarsi -
57 keep hold of
(not to let go of: Keep hold of those tickets!) mantenere la presa, mantenere il controllo -
58 behold be·hold
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59 beholden be·hold·en adj
[bɪ'heʊld(ə)n]frm -
60 foothold foot·hold n
['fʊtˌhəʊld]to gain a foothold — (fig: idea, movement) prendere piede, (newcomer) farsi accettare
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