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Italian translation of hold

A. n

B. vt

  • tenere; [container] contenere; essere titolare di [licence, passport]; trattenere [breath, suspect]; mantenere vivo [interest]; [civil servant etc] occupare [position]; (retain) mantenere hold sb' hand = tenere qualcuno per mano hold one's tongue = tenere la bocca chiusa hold somebody responsible = considerare qualcuno responsabile hold that (believe) = ritenere che

C. vi

  • tenere; [weather, luck] durare; [offer] essere valido; [Teleph] restare in linea I don't hold with the idea that… (fam) = non sono d'accordo sul fatto che…

Phrasal verbs

hold against

vt hold something against somebody = avercela con qualcuno per qualcosa

hold back

hold down

vt tenere a bada [somebody]

hold on

vi (wait) attendere; [Teleph] restare in linea

hold on to

vt aggrapparsi a; (keep) tenersi

hold out

A. vt porgere [hand]; (fig) offrire [possibility]
B. vi (resist) resistere

hold to

vt hold somebody to something = far mantenere qualcosa a qualcuno

hold up

vt tenere su; (delay) rallentare; (rob) assalire hold one's head up (fig) = tenere la testa alta

hold in other Oxford dictionaries

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