hold Signification, définition

Signification de hold en français

• 0 to grip carry sth in your hands or arms -- tenir

  • You’re holding the book upside down. Tu tiens le livre à l’envers.

  • She held the baby in her arms. Elle tenait le bébé dans ses bras.

• 1 to keep in a position -- (faire) tenir

  • Hold your picture up. Levez votre dessin.

  • The stitches hold the wound together until it heals. Les points de suture maintiennent la blessure fermée jusqu’à ce qu’elle cicatrise.

  • The Velcro holds this piece in place. Le velcro maintient cette pièce en place.

• 2 to embrace sb -- étreindre qqn

  • The lovers held each other tightly. Les amoureux se tenaient étroitement enlacés.

• 3 to contain -- contenir

  • Each barrel can hold 50 liters of liquid. Chaque baril contient 50 litres de liquide.

• 4 to keep in prison -- garder

  • Police are holding him for questioning. Les policiers le retiennent pour l’interroger.

  • The rebels held him captive for 3 months. Les rebelles l’ont gardé en captivité pendant 3 mois.

• 5 to organize and invite people to an event -- organiser

  • to hold talks/a conference organiser des pourparlers / une conférence

  • Interviews will be held next week. Les entretiens auront lieu la semaine prochaine.

• 6 to have or keep a job, official position, or status -- avoir

  • to hold a British passport avoir un passeport britannique

  • party members who are not allowed to hold office les membres du parti qui ne sont pas autorisés à être au pouvoir

• 7 to remain constant -- se maintenir

  • Do you think this good weather will hold all day? Est-ce que tu penses que le beau temps va se maintenir toute la journée ?

• 8 to keep control or possession of sth in a competition, battle, etc. -- garder

  • Rebels hold the southern area. Les rebelles contrôlent la zone au sud.

  • He’s held the boxing title for five years. Il a gardé son titre de champion de boxe pendant cinq ans.

• 9 to have a particular quality, feeling, or idea -- avoir

  • She holds the view that all children are good. Elle considère que tous les enfants sont bons.

• 10 to keep or contain information -- conserver

  • Data will be held for a period of 12 months. Les données seront conservées pendant une durée de 12 mois.

• 11 to support without breaking -- tenir

  • Tie the rope tight or it won’t hold. Attache la corde bien serrée ou elle ne tiendra pas.

  • That old chair will never hold his weight. Cette vieille chaise ne supportera jamais son poids.

• 12 to wait while the person you are calling comes to the telephone -- patienter

  • Can you hold the line please? Pouvez-vous patienter s’il vous plaît ?

  • Please hold while I connect you. Ne quittez pas s’il-vous-plaît, je vous mets en relation.

• 13 indicates you want sb to wait or stop -- stop / une minute

  • Hold it! This isn’t working. Une minute ! Ça ne marche pas.

• 14 to not breathe -- retenir sa respiration / son souffle

  • divers who can hold their breath for up to two minutes des plongeurs qui peuvent retenir leur souffle pendant deux minutes

• 15 to be as good at doing sth as other people -- bien se débrouiller

  • She can hold her own against anyone in the swimming pool. Elle peut en remontrer à n’importe qui en natation.

• 16 [ singular ] a grip on sth -- prise [ feminine ]

  • a tight hold une étreinte serrée

  • Take hold of your partner’s hand. Prenez la main de votre partenaire.

  • Keep hold of my hand. Tiens ma main fermement.

• 17 [ singular ] control of -- emprise [ feminine ]

  • the dictator’s strong hold on the country la puissante emprise du dictateur sur le pays

• 18 to manage to obtain -- se procurer

  • It’s impossible to get hold of tickets for the concert. Il n’y a pas moyen de se procurer des billets pour le concert.

  • I’ve been trying to get hold of him all morning. J’ai essayé de le joindre toute la matinée.

• 19 to not lose -- conserver

  • Keep hold of all the tax documents. Conservez toutes les feuilles d’impôts.

• 20 stopped until later -- en suspens

  • Our plans for the summer are on hold for now. Nos projets pour l’été sont en suspens pour l’instant.

  • Sir, I’m going to put you on hold. Je vais vous faire patienter Monsieur.

• 21 the storage area of a ship, airplane, etc. -- cale [ feminine ]

  • Large suitcases are put in the hold. Les grosses valises sont mises en soute.

• 22 to have in one’s hand(s) or between one’s hands -- (main)tenir

  • He was holding a knife

  • Hold that dish with both hands

  • He held the little boy’s hand

  • He held the mouse by its tail.

• 23 to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc -- tenir

  • He held the pencil in his teeth

  • She was holding a pile of books in her arms

  • Hold the stamp with tweezers.

• 24 to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc -- retenir

  • What holds that shelf up?

  • He held the door closed by leaning against it

  • Hold your hands above your head

  • Hold his arms so that he can’t struggle.

• 25 to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain -- tenir

  • I’ve tied the two pieces of string together, but I’m not sure the knot will hold

  • Will the anchor hold in a storm?

• 26 to keep (a person) in some place or in one’s power -- détenir

  • The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder

  • He was held captive.

• 27 to (be able to) contain -- contenir

  • This jug holds two pints

  • You can’t hold water in a handkerchief

  • This drawer holds all my shirts.

• 28 to cause to take place -- se tenir, avoir lieu

  • The meeting will be held next week

  • We’ll hold the meeting in the hall.

• 29 to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition -- (se) tenir

  • We’ll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us

  • She holds herself very erect.

• 30 to have or be in (a job etc) -- occuper

  • He held the position of company secretary for five years.

• 31 to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard -- tenir, croire

  • I hold that this was the right decision

  • He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone’s mistakes

  • He is held in great respect

  • He holds certain very odd beliefs.

• 32 to continue to be valid or apply -- être valable

  • Our offer will hold until next week

  • These rules hold under all circumstances.

• 33 (with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do -- obliger (qqn) à tenir ses engagements

  • I intend to hold him to his promises.

• 34 to defend -- défendre

  • They held the castle against the enemy.

• 35 not to be beaten by -- résister

  • The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.

• 36 to keep (a person’s attention) -- retenir

  • If you can’t hold your pupils’ attention, you can’t be a good teacher.

• 37 to keep someone in a certain state -- laisser

  • Don’t hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?

• 38 to celebrate -- se tenir

  • The festival is held on 24 June.

• 39 to be the owner of -- (se) maintenir

  • He holds shares in this company.

• 40 (of good weather) to continue -- patienter

  • I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.

• 41 (also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait -- rester (en ligne)

  • Mr Brown is busy at the moment – will you hold or would you like him to call you back?

• 42 to continue to sing -- garder

  • Please hold that note for four whole beats.

• 43 to keep (something) -- réserver à

  • They’ll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.

• 44 (of the future) to be going to produce -- réserver à

  • I wonder what the future holds for me?

• 45 the act of holding -- prise

  • He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled

  • Keep hold of that rope.

• 46 power; influence -- emprise

  • He has a strange hold over that girl.

• 47 (in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one’s opponent -- prise

  • The wrestler invented a new hold.

• 48 (in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored. -- cale