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Pronunciation: /həʊld/

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Spanish translation of hold

A. vt (past & past p held)

  • 1 a (have in one's hand(s)) tener* (en la mano) will you hold this for me? = ¿me puedes tener or (esp AmL) agarrar esto por favor? b (clasp) 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 c (grip) [Auto] agarrar, adherirse*
  • 2 (have room for) [cup/jug] tener* una capacidad de; [stadium] tener* capacidad or cabida para this report holds all the answers to … = este informe contiene todas las respuestas a … who knows what the future holds = quién sabe qué nos deparará el futuro
  • 3 a (keep in position) [ladder] sujetar, sostener* b (maintain) [attention/interest] mantener* she held the lead throughout the race = se mantuvo a la cabeza durante toda la carrera
  • 4 a (keep) [tickets/room] reservar, guardar b (detain, imprison) she is being held at the police station for questioning = está detenida en la comisaría para ser interrogada c (restrain) detener* d (control) [troops/rebels] ocupar
  • 6 (stop) hold it! = ¡espera!

B. vi

  • 1 (clasp, grip) hold tight! = ¡agárrate fuerte!
  • 2 a (stay firm) [rope/door] aguantar, resistir b (continue) [weather] seguir* or continuar* bueno if our luck holds = si nos sigue acompañando la suerte

Phrasal verbs

hold against

v + o + prep + o I won't hold that against him = no se lo voy a tomar en cuenta

hold back

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (restrain) [crowds/water/tears] contener* b (withhold, delay) [information] no revelar; [payment] retrasar b v + adv (restrain oneself) contenerse*, frenarse

hold down

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (force, press down) [lid/papers] sujetar; [person] inmovilizar b [job] he can't hold down a job = es incapaz de tener un trabajo y cumplir con él c (limit) [price/increase] moderar, contener*

hold in

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [stomach] meter; [feelings/laughter] contener*

hold off

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (resist) [attack/enemy] resistir b (defeat) [challenger/rival] derrotar b v + adv (be delayed) if the rain holds off = si no empieza a llover

hold on

v + adv a (wait) esperar b (survive) resistir, aguantar c (clasp, grip) agarrarse to hold on to sth/sb = agarrarse a or de algo/algn d (keep) to hold on to sth [receipt/photo] = conservar or guardar algo

hold out

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o (extend) [hands/arms] tender*, alargar* b v + adv + o a (offer) [possibility] ofrecer*; [hope] dar* b (have, retain) [hope] tener* I don't hold out much hope of getting the job = no tengo muchas esperanzas de que me den el trabajo c v + adv a (survive, last) [person] aguantar b (resist, make a stand) [army/town] resistir

hold over

v + o + adv, v + adv + o (postpone) [meeting/decision] aplazar*, postergar* (esp AmL)

hold together

a v + adv [arguments] tener* lógica or solidez; [people] mantenerse* unidos b v + o + adv (keep united) [family/group] mantener* unido

hold up

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (raise) [hand/banner] levantar; [head] mantener* erguido b (support) [roof/walls] sostener* c (delay) [person/arrival] retrasar; [progress] entorpecer* d (rob) atracar*, asaltar b v + adv [theory/argument] resultar válido

hold with

v + prep + o (usu neg) estar* de acuerdo con

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