hold1
held, held UK: /həʊld/ US: /hoʊld/Translation
v [t]
→ to hold sth against sb→ to hold sth back→ to hold sth/sb back [m]→ to hold sth/sb down [m]→ to hold off {sth/doing sth}→ to hold on→ to hold onto sth→ to hold out→ to hold sth out [m]→ to hold out for sth→ to hold sth up [m]→ to hold sth/sb up [m]Véase tb: to {hold/keep} sb prisoner; to {hold/keep} sth in check; to {hold/keep} sth/sb at bay; to {hold/take} sb captive; to hold hands; to hold one's arms aloft; to hold one's breath; to hold one's own; to hold sb in awe; to hold the purse strings›
⇨ tener
⇨ sujetar
Can you hold these books for me a moment? ¿Puedes sujetarme estos libros un momento?
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⇨ mantener
Hold your head up Mantén la cabeza erguida
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⇨ contener
⇨ tener capacidad para
⇨ entrar
This car holds five people En este coche entran cinco personas
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⇨ celebrar
They're holding a party upstairs Están celebrando una fiesta en el piso de arriba
to hold a meeting celebrar una reunión
› (un título)
⇨ ostentar
He holds the world record Ostenta el récord mundial
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⇨ retener [a un prisionero]
⇨ tener preso,sa
The guerrillas are holding her prisoner Los guerrilleros la tienen presa
Don't hold your breath! (hum)
⇨ espera sentado,da col.
to get hold of sth/sb
⇨ localizar
I need to get hold of Helen Tengo que localizar a Helen
to hold one's breath
⇨ contener la respiración
to hold (down) the fort
⇨ hacerse cargo de una situación
(Definition of hold v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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