hold down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hold down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

III.hold1 [Am hoʊld, Brit həʊld] N

1.1. hold U (grip, grasp):

coger (algo) esp Spain
coge esa punta esp Spain
ubicar a alguien LatAm

hold2 [Am hoʊld, Brit həʊld] N (of ship, aircraft)

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

hold down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hold down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for hold down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] held, held N

II.hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] held, held VB trans

III.hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] held, held VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It is not designed to withstand pressure differences unless a hydraulic hold down is incorporated.
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He put in a series of very impressive displays and began to regularly hold down a starting place and showing signs of fulfilling his potential.
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Consequently, it will tend to hold down tax rates.
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The cotton was handpicked, although mechanical pickers were tried in the 1970s in an attempt to hold down rising labor costs.
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However, the measures it took to hold down fares were very aggressive even by low-cost standards.
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A gravel platform will be next to the vegetation to hold down sand and encourage a soil crust to form.
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To fly, the play must hold down the directional pad left or right while jumping three times in a row.
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The zombies grab and begin to hold down the fatigued vampire as he calls for help.
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To charge an attack, hold down the key (or finished sequence of keys) for an amount of time before releasing.
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Hold down when off, the printer will power up and print a test page including total number of pages printed.
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