hold

• hold:m past simple & past participle held.

noun (grip) asimiento.

noun (place to grip) asidero.

noun (in ship, plane) bodega.

noun (control) autoridad f, control m: (influence) influencia: governments should exert a strong hold on public expenditure, los gobiernos deben aplicar un control riguroso sobre el gasto público; she has a strong hold over him, ella ejerce una influencia poderosa sobre él.

noun (in wrestling) llave f.

transitive verb (keep in one's hand) aguantar, sostener: (grip tightly) agarrar: (support) soportar, aguantar: hold my bag, aguántame el bolso.

transitive verb (maintain - opinion) sostener.

transitive verb (contain) dar cabida a, tener capacidad para: the stadium holds a lot of people, el estadio tiene capacidad para mucha gente.

transitive verb figurative deparar: I don't know what the future holds for me, no sé lo que el futuro me deparará, no sé lo que me espera en el futuro.

transitive verb (meeting) celebrar: (conversation) mantener: political parties often hold meetings in parks, los partidos políticos celebran a menudo sus mítines en los parques; she loves holding long chats with her best friend, le encanta mantener largas charlas con su mejor amiga.

transitive verb (think) creer, considerar.

transitive verb (keep) guardar.

intransitive verb resistir: fig seguir siendo válido,-a.

to hold back:

separable transitive verb (suspect) retener.

separable transitive verb (information) ocultar: (restrain) contener: (feelings) reprimir: (keep) guardar.

intransitive verb (hesitate) vacilar, no atreverse: (abstain) abstenerse.

to hold down:

separable transitive verb (control) dominar: (job) desempeñar: he can't hold down a job, es incapaz de mantener un empleo.

to hold forth:

intransitive verb hablar largo y tendido ((on/about, sobre)).

to hold off:

separable transitive verb (maintain separate) mantener alejado,-a.

intransitive verb (refrain) refrenarse: he held off from joining the club, aplazó la decisión de hacerse socio del club; I hope the snow holds off, espero que no nieve.

to hold on:

intransitive verb (grip tightly) agarrarse fuerte, agarrarse bien: hold on tight!, ¡agárrate bien!.

intransitive verb (wait) esperar: (on 'phone) no colgar.

to hold on to:

inseparable transitive verb (grasp) cogerse a, agarrarse a.

inseparable transitive verb (keep) guardar: I think I'll hold onto this, it might be valuable, creo que guardaré esto, podría tener algún valor.

to hold out:

separable transitive verb (hand) tender, ofrecer.

intransitive verb (last - things) durar: (- person) resistir: he held out till the rescue team arrived, resistió hasta que llegó el equipo de rescate.

to hold over:

separable transitive verb (meeting etc) aplazar.

to hold up:

separable transitive verb (rob) atracar, asaltar.

separable transitive verb (delay) retrasar: we were held up by bad weather, el mal tiempo nos retrasó.

separable transitive verb (raise) levantar: he held up his hand to answer the question, levantó la mano para contestar la pregunta.

separable transitive verb (support) aguantar, sostener: the roof is held up by four pillars, cuatro columnas sostienen el techo.

intransitive verb aguantar, resistir.

to hold with:

inseparable transitive verb estar de acuerdo con.

to catch hold of, agarrar, asir, coger. || to get hold of, (grab) agarrar, asir, coger(obtain) hacerse con, encontrar, localizar: wait till I get hold of you!, ¡espera a que te coja!; I can't get hold of that book anywhere, no encuentro ese libro en ninguna parte; she couldn't get hold of him all afternoon, no lo pudo localizar en toda la tarde. || to hold one's head high, llevar bien alta la cabeza. || to hold one's own, figurative defendersehe can hold his own in Spanish, se defiende en español. || to hold somebody, abrazar a alguien. || to hold somebody's hand, cogerle la mano a alguien. || to hold the road, AUTOMOBILES agarrarse a la carretera.