hold in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hold in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hold¹ <pt held, pp held, holden arch> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

1. hold (clasp):

hold object, hand, person

tenere (above, over sopra; against contro)

to hold sth in one's hand brush, pencil, stick

tenere [qc] in mano

to hold sth in one's hand (enclosed) button, coin, sweet

stringere [qc] in mano

to hold sth, sb by handle, stem, sleeve, leg

tenere qc, qn per

to hold one's stomach, head (in pain)

tenersi la pancia, la testa (per il dolore)

to hold sb (in one's arms)

tenere qn tra le braccia

to hold each other

abbracciarsi

can you hold my bag for me?

puoi tenermi la borsa?

2. hold (maintain):

to hold one's head upright, still

tenere la testa diritta, immobile

to hold one's hands still

tenere le mani immobili

to hold a pose, smile

stare in posa, continuare a sorridere

to hold sth in place or position

tenere qc a posto

to hold one's speed

mantenere la stessa velocità

3. hold (arrange):

hold meeting, talks

tenere, organizzare

hold competition, ballot, demonstration, course, election, exhibition

organizzare

hold party, reception, show

dare, organizzare

hold conversation

tenere

hold church service

celebrare

hold enquiry

condurre

hold personnel officer: interview

fare

to be held

avere luogo or tenersi

4. hold (have capacity for):

hold box, case, tank: objects, amount

(potere) contenere

hold theatre, room: 350 people

avere una capacità di, (potere) contenere

the bus holds ten (people)

il pulmino può trasportare 10 persone

to (be able to) hold one's drink or liquor

reggere l'alcol

5. hold (contain) drawer, cupboard, box, case:

hold objects, possessions

contenere

6. hold (support) shelf, fridge, branch, roof:

hold weight, load, crate

reggere

the branch won't hold you

il ramo non ti regge

7. hold (restrain):

hold dam, wall: water, flood waters

trattenere

hold person: dog

tenere

hold thief

trattenere

there is or there'll be no holding him fig

non lo tiene nessuno

8. hold (keep against will):

hold police: person

trattenere

hold kidnappers: person

tenere (in ostaggio)

to hold sb prisoner, hostage

tenere qn prigioniero, in ostaggio

9. hold (possess):

hold shares, power, playing card, degree

possedere, avere

hold record, sporting title, cup

detenere

hold job, position

occupare

hold ticket, passport, licence

avere, essere in possesso di

hold title

avere

hold LAW bank, computer, police, solicitor: document, information, money

conservare

hold mortgage

avere

10. hold (keep back):

hold place, seat, ticket

tenere

hold train, flight

fare aspettare

hold letter

tenere, non inviare

hold order

tenere in sospeso

hold it! inf

un momento! aspetta un attimo!

hold everything!

fermate tutto!

two burgers, but hold the mustard!

due hamburger, senza mostarda!

11. hold (believe):

hold opinion, belief

avere

to hold sb, sth to be

ritenere che qn, qc sia

to hold that … person:

pensare che …

to hold that … law:

dire che …

to hold that … theory:

sostenere che …

to hold sb liable or responsible

ritenere qn responsabile

12. hold:

hold (defend successfully) MIL territory, city, bridge

tenere

hold POL, SPORTS title

conservare

hold title

mantenere

hold seat, lead, position

mantenere

(in tennis) to hold one's serve or service

mantenere il servizio

to hold one's own person, army:

tenere duro, non demordere (against davanti)

13. hold (captivate):

hold person, audience, class

tenere desta l'attenzione di

hold attention, interest

attirare

14. hold TELEC:

to hold the line

attendere or restare in linea

can you hold the line please

attenda in linea per favore

15. hold MUS:

hold note

tenere (for per)

16. hold MOTOR:

to hold the road

tenere la strada

II.hold¹ <pt held, pp held, holden arch> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

1. hold (remain intact):

hold rope, shelf, bridge, dam, glue:

tenere

2. hold:

fig also hold good theory, offer, objection:

reggere

fig also hold good law:

durare, resistere nel tempo

3. hold (continue):

hold weather:

tenere, mantenersi

hold luck:

durare

4. hold TELEC:

hold

attendere (in linea)

5. hold (remain steady):

hold still!

stai fermo!

III.to hold oneself VB refl

to hold oneself <pt held, pp held, holden arch >:

to hold oneself upright, well

tenersi diritto, bene su

IV.hold¹ [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

1. hold (grasp, grip):

hold

presa f

to get hold of rope, handle

afferrare

to keep (a) hold of or on ball

mantenere la presa su

to keep (a) hold of or on rail, hand

tenersi stretto a

to catch or grab or grasp or seize or take hold of

afferrare

2. hold (possession):

to get hold of book, ticket, document, information

procurarsi

to get hold of press: story

venire a conoscenza di, venire a sapere

to get hold of details, information

scoprire

3. hold (contact):

to get hold of (by phone) person

chiamare, contattare

to get hold of (by other means) person

contattare

4. hold (control):

hold

controllo m

hold

influenza f

hold

ascendente m (on, over su)

to have a hold on or over sb

avere ascendente su qn

to get a hold of oneself

riprendersi

5. hold SPORTS (in wrestling):

hold

presa f

to have sb in a hold

eseguire una presa su qn

6. hold (of hairspray, gel):

hold

fissaggio m

normal, extra hold

fissaggio normale, forte

7. hold TELEC:

on hold

in attesa

to put sb on hold TELEC

mettere qn in attesa

to put a call on hold TELEC

mettere una chiamata in attesa

to put one's plan, a project on hold

rimandare or sospendere momentaneamente un progetto

hold² [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

hold (storage, area) AVIAT

bagagliaio m

hold NAUT

stiva f

I.hold to VB [həʊld -] (hold to [sth])

hold to belief, opinion, decision:

hold to

rimanere fedele a

II.hold to VB [həʊld -] (hold sb to [sth])

hold to promise

fare mantenere a qn

hold to contract, offer

vincolare qn a

I'll hold you to that!

me lo ricorderò!

I.hold out VB [həʊld -] (hold out)

1. hold out (endure):

hold out

tenere duro, resistere

to hold out against enemy, threat

tenere duro di fronte a

to hold out against changes

resistere a

2. hold out (remain available):

hold out supplies, food, stocks:

durare, bastare

II.hold out VB [həʊld -] (hold [sth] out, hold out [sth])

hold out glass, money, ticket:

hold out

porgere (to a)

to hold out one's hand, leg

tendere la mano, la gamba

III.hold out VB [həʊld -] (hold out [sth])

hold out hope:

hold out

nutrire

I don't hold out much hope

non nutro molte speranze

they don't hold out much hope of finding him

hanno perso quasi ogni speranza di ritrovarlo

to hold out for pay rise, increase

insistere per ottenere

to hold out on sb inf

nascondere delle cose a qn

they know something, but they're holding out on us

sanno qualcosa, ma ce lo stanno nascondendo

I.hold back VB [həʊld -] (hold back)

hold back

trattenersi

to hold back from doing

trattenersi dal fare

II.hold back VB [həʊld -] (hold [sb, sth] back, hold back [sb, sth])

1. hold back (restrain):

hold back water, tide, crowd, animals, tears

trattenere

hold back hair

legare

hold back person

trattenere, fermare

hold back feelings

soffocare

hold back anger

contenere

to hold back one's laughter

trattenere una risata

2. hold back (prevent progress of):

hold back person: person, group

tenere indietro, trattenere

hold back background, poor education: person

impedire il miglioramento di

hold back production, progress, development

ritardare

hold back person, company: payment

differire

3. hold back person, government, organization:

hold back (withhold) information, result

nascondere

hold back (to protect privacy) name, information, identity

non rendere pubblico, non rivelare

hold in VB [həʊld -] (hold [sth] in, hold in [sth])

1. hold in (restrain):

hold in feeling, anger, disappointment

trattenere

2. hold in (pull in):

hold in stomach

tenere in dentro

hold in buttocks

stringere, contrarre

hold against VB [həʊld -]

to hold sth against sb

rinfacciare qc a qn

to hold it against sb that …

rinfacciare a qn che …

I don't hold it against him, them

non gliene faccio una colpa

your age could be held against you

l'età potrebbe giocare a tuo sfavore

take hold VB [teɪk -] (take hold)

take hold disease, epidemic:

propagarsi

take hold idea, ideology:

diffondersi

take hold influence:

accrescersi

to take hold of (grasp) object, hand

prendere, afferrare

to take hold of (overwhelm) fig feeling, anger: person

sopraffare

to take hold of idea: person

ossessionare

I.hold together VB [həʊld -] (hold together)

1. hold together (not break):

hold together car, shoes, chair:

stare assieme

2. hold together (remain united):

hold together family, party, alliance:

restare unito

II.hold together VB [həʊld -] (hold [sth] together)

1. hold together (keep intact):

hold together car, machine, chair

fare durare

hold together papers, pieces

tenere insieme

to be held together with sth

essere tenuto insieme da qc

2. hold together (unite):

hold together company, party, government

tenere unito

my mother held the family together

mia madre ha tenuto unita la famiglia

I.hold off VB [həʊld -] (hold off)

hold off enemy:

prendere tempo

hold off creditors:

concedere una dilazione

I hope the rain holds off

spero che la pioggia ci conceda una tregua

the rain held off until after the match

non ha piovuto fino alla fine della partita

to hold off buying, making a decision

rinviare l'acquisto, la decisione

he held off leaving until the weekend

ha rinviato la partenza al weekend

II.hold off VB [həʊld -] (hold [sb] off, hold off [sb])

hold off enemy, creditor, journalists

tenere a distanza, lontano, alla larga

hold off client

fare attendere

III.hold off VB [həʊld -] (hold [sth] off)

hold off attack:

hold off

respingere

hold in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hold in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hold [hoʊld] N

1. hold (grasp, grip):

hold

presa f

to take hold of sb/sth

afferrare qu/qc

to catch hold of sb/sth

afferrare qu/qc

to keep hold of sth

tenersi a qc

2. hold (thing to hold by):

hold

appiglio m

3. hold (wrestling):

hold

presa f

no holds barred fig

senza restrizioni

4. hold (control):

hold

influenza f

to have a (strong/powerful) hold over sb

avere (molta/grande) influenza su qu

5. hold NAUT, AVIAT:

hold

stiva f

6. hold (delayed):

to be on hold

essere rimandato

to be on hold TELEC

essere in attesa

to put sb on hold

mettere qu in attesa

7. hold (understand):

to get hold of sth

afferrare qc

to have a hold of sth

avere un'idea di qc

to get hold of the wrong idea

sbagliarsi

I don't know where you got hold of that idea

non so da dove ti sia venuta un'idea del genere

8. hold (prison cell):

hold

guardina f

II.hold <held, held> [hoʊld] VB trans

1. hold:

hold (keep)

tenere

hold (grasp)

afferrare

to hold a gun

impugnare una pistola

to hold hands

tenersi per mano

to hold sth in one's hand

tenere qc in mano

to hold sb in one's arms

stringere qu tra le braccia

to hold sb/sth (tight)

stringere (forte) qu/qc

to hold the door open for sb

tenere la porta aperta a qu

2. hold (support):

hold

reggere

to hold one's head high

tenere alta la testa

3. hold (cover up):

to hold one's ears/nose

turarsi le orecchie/il naso

4. hold (keep, retain):

hold

mantenere

to hold sb's attention

tenere viva l'attenzione di qu

to hold sb in custody LAW

trattenere qu in custodia cautelare

to hold sb hostage

tenere qu in ostaggio

to hold (on to) the lead

mantenere il vantaggio

5. hold (maintain):

to hold oneself in readiness

tenersi pronto

to hold oneself well

tenersi in forma

6. hold (make keep to):

to hold sb to his/her word [or promise]

far mantenere a qu la parola [o la promessa]

7. hold (control):

to hold sth at the present/last year's level

mantenere qc al livello attuale/dell'anno scorso

to hold a note MUS

tenere una nota

8. hold (delay, stop):

hold

fermare

hold it!

un attimo!

to hold one's breath

trattenere il respiro

to hold one's fire MIL

non fare fuoco

to hold sb's phone calls TELEC

non passare alcuna chiamata a qu

9. hold (contain):

hold

contenere

what the future holds

ciò che ci riserva il futuro

10. hold (possess, own):

hold

possedere

hold land, town

occupare

to hold an account (with a bank)

avere un conto (presso una banca)

to hold the (absolute) majority

avere la maggioranza (assoluta)

to hold a position (as sth)

ricoprire un incarico (di qc)

to hold (down) the fort MIL

resistere

to hold (down) the fort fig

badare a tutto

11. hold (make happen):

to hold a conversation (with sb)

avere una conversazione (con qu)

to hold a meeting/a news conference

tenere una riunione/una conferenza stampa

the election will be held in November

le elezioni si terranno a novembre

12. hold (believe):

hold

considerare

to be held in great respect

essere assai rispettato

to hold sb responsible for sth

ritenere qu responsabile di qc

to hold sb/sth in contempt

disprezzare qu/qc

III.hold [hoʊld] VB intr

1. hold (continue):

hold

mantenere

hold good weather, luck

durare

to hold still

stare fermo

to hold true

continuare ad essere valido

hold tight!

tieni duro!

2. hold (stick):

hold

tenere

3. hold (believe):

hold

sostenere

hold with VB trans insep

hold with

approvare

I.hold together VB intr

hold together

restare unito

to be held together with glue

essere tenuto insieme dalla colla

II.hold together VB trans

hold together

restare unito

hold in VB trans

hold in emotion:

hold in

contenere

I.hold off VB trans

hold off enemy

resistere a

hold off reporters

tenere a bada

II.hold off VB intr (wait)

hold off

aspettare

to hold off off on project

rimandare (la realizzazione di) un progetto

hold to VB trans insep

hold to

attenersi a

hold forth VB intr

to hold forth (about sth)

blaterare (di qc)

hold over VB trans

1. hold over (defer):

hold over

rinviare

2. hold over (extend):

hold over

prolungare

I.hold up VB trans

1. hold up (raise):

hold up

alzare

to hold up one's hand

alzare la mano

to be held up by (means of)/with sth

essere sorretto da/con qc

to hold one's head up high fig

andare a testa alta

2. hold up (delay):

hold up

trattenere

3. hold up (rob with violence):

hold up

rapinare

4. hold up (offer as example):

to hold sb up as an example of sth

portare qu come un esempio di qc

II.hold up VB intr

hold up weather

reggere

hold up material

durare

I.hold back VB trans

hold back (keep):

hold back

trattenere

to hold back information

non dare informazioni

to hold back information (stop)

fermare

to hold back information (impede development)

frenare

to hold back tears

trattenere le lacrime

Phrases:

there's no holding me back

non mi trattiene niente

II.hold back VB intr

1. hold back (be unforthcoming):

hold back

essere reticente

2. hold back (refrain):

to hold back from doing sth

trattenersi dal fare qc

hold Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold out the olive branch to sb

porgere a qu il ramo d'olivo

to have a (strong/powerful) hold over sb

avere (molta/grande) influenza su qu

to get hold of the wrong idea

sbagliarsi

to hold sb to his/her word [or promise]

far mantenere a qu la parola [o la promessa]

to hold an account (with a bank)

avere un conto (presso una banca)

to hold a meeting/a news conference

tenere una riunione/una conferenza stampa

she can't hold a candle to him

non è degna di legargli le scarpe

speak now or forever hold your peace

parla adesso o taci per sempre

to hold sb up as an example of sth

portare qu come un esempio di qc

to hold back a river in flood

contenere la piena di un fiume

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Some vehicles use other techniques to hold liquid at the inlet, as once the main engines are ignited, ullage motors are no longer required.

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The fire did nt take hold and was put out before it could destroy the bridge.

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Huff escaped any serious damage to hold onto third.

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She is the first female magician in history to hold this position.

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A decision was also made in the legislature to hold a plebiscite to establish a compulsory egg marketing board.

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Together they hold responsibility for student admissions as well as helping students through daily life, such as UCAS and employment issues.

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His first one-man exhibition followed two years later - he was to hold more than 100 one-man exhibitions during his painting career.

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Sometimes, orangutans will strip leaves from a branch and hold them in front of their mouth when making the sound.

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He got hold of the rocket launcher which was near him, and fired at one of the tanks.

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Ask what positions they hold in the company, and they look at each other blankly.

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