hold-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hold-up in the English»French Dictionary

hold-up [Brit ˈhəʊldʌp, Am ˈhoʊldˌəp] N

1. hold-up (delay):

hold-up (gen)

retard m

hold-up (on road)

embouteillage m

hold-up (on road)

bouchon m

2. hold-up (robbery):

hold-up

hold-up m

hold-up

attaque f à main armée

I.hold up VB [Brit həʊld -, Am hoʊld -] (hold up)

1. hold up (remain intact):

hold up

tenir, résister

to hold up well currency:

résister

2. hold up (remain valid):

hold up theory, argument:

tenir

II.hold up VB [Brit həʊld -, Am hoʊld -] (hold [sb/sth] up, hold up [sb/sth])

1. hold up (support):

hold up shelf, picture

soutenir

hold up trousers, stockings

tenir

to be held up by or with sth

tenir avec qc

2. hold up (raise):

hold up object

lever

to hold one's hand up

lever la main

3. hold up (display):

to hold sb/sth up as an example or model of

présenter qn/ qc comme un exemple de

to hold sb up to ridicule

tourner qn en ridicule, ridiculiser qn

4. hold up (delay):

hold up person, flight

retarder

hold up production, traffic

ralentir

hold up procession

arrêter, interrompre

5. hold up (rob):

hold up train, bank, person

attaquer

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to hold sb up at gunpoint

tenir qn sous la menace d'une arme

to hold up the traffic

provoquer un bouchon

to hold up the traffic attr accident, density, noise, problem, regulations

de la circulation

to hold sb/sth up to ridicule

tourner qn/qc en ridicule

to hold sth up or out as a model

prendre qc pour modèle

Translations for hold-up in the French»English Dictionary

hold-up <pl hold-up ou hold-ups> [ˈɔldœp] N m

hold-up

hold-up (de qc at sth)

commettre un hold-up

to stage a hold-up

diligence [diliʒɑ̃s] N f

1. diligence (véhicule):

diligence

stagecoach

l'attaque de la diligence

the stagecoach hold-up

2. diligence (empressement):

diligence

haste

faire qc avec diligence

to do sth posthaste

mettre beaucoup de diligence à faire qc

to do sth very promptly

mettre peu de diligence dans l'exécution d'un ordre

to carry out an order in no great haste

3. diligence (soin attentif):

diligence form

diligence

avoir de la diligence

to be diligent

4. diligence LAW:

à la diligence de qn

at the behest of sb

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brandir idée

to hold up

couvrir qn d'opprobre , jeter l'opprobre sur qn

to hold sb up to public opprobrium

hold-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hold-up in the English»French Dictionary

hold-up N

1. hold-up (act of robbing):

hold-up

hold-up m

2. hold-up (delay):

hold-up

retard m

I.hold up VB trans

1. hold up (support):

hold up

soutenir

2. hold up (put in the air, raise):

hold up

lever

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

être maintenu par qc

to hold up one's head high fig

garder la tête haute

3. hold up (delay):

hold up

retarder

4. hold up (rob):

hold up

attaquer

5. hold up (offer as example):

to hold sb up as sth

présenter qn comme qc

to hold sth up to ridicule

considérer comme ridicule

II.hold up VB intr

1. hold up (exist as true):

hold up

(se) tenir

2. hold up (get along):

hold up

s'entendre

Translations for hold-up in the French»English Dictionary

hold-up [´ɔldœp] N m inv

hold-up

hold-up

retenue [ʀ(ə)təny, ʀət(ə)ny] N f

1. retenue (prélèvement):

retenue sur les salaires/les revenus

deduction from salaries/incomes

opérer [ou faire] une retenue de 10% sur le salaire de qn

to stop 10% out of sb's salary

la retenue pour la Sécurité sociale

Social Security stoppages

2. retenue (modération):

retenue

restraint

avoir de la retenue

to have self-control

n'avoir aucune [ou manquer de] retenue

to have no self-control

avec retenue

with restraint

se conduire avec retenue

to behave with restraint

sans retenue

without any restraint

3. retenue MATH:

retenue

number to carry

4. retenue SCHOOL:

retenue

detention

attraper une retenue/être en retenue

to get/be in detention

avoir trois heures de retenue

to have three hours' detention

mettre un élève en retenue

to keep a pupil in

5. retenue (bouchon):

retenue

hold-up

6. retenue TECH (barrage):

retenue

damming

7. retenue (maintien):

retenue d'une marchandise

retention

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retarder le départ du train

to hold up the departure of the train

retarder qn

to hold sb up

retarder qn dans son travail/ses préparatifs

to hold up sb's work/preparations

citer en exemple

to hold up as an example

soutenir

to hold up

hold-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold up one's head high fig

garder la tête haute

to hold sb up as sth

présenter qn comme qc

to hold sth up to ridicule

considérer comme ridicule

to hold up the departure of the train

retarder le départ du train

to hold up as an example

citer en exemple

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The payroll has been stolen in a hold-up.

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I hurried to thank him and politely requested him to move along to relieve the traffic hold-up.

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They guy is in mourning after his father, also a cabbie, died in the hands of a hold-up gang.

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You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out.

fox40.com

In reality, transaction costs and hold-up problems prevent mutual agreements being made.

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Although the system is up and running and refuelling has commenced, airlines are still recovering from the earlier hold-up.

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So, if we have workers to organise, issues to organise around and a history that points to what needs to be done, what's the hold-up?

redflag.org.au

I don't know what the hold-up is; it's about who has got the rights.

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The three participants who performed a hold-up are shown stating positive things about their experience, although it is unclear whether these were taped before or after the heist itself.

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The director was obsessed with his own vision of making the film, and eventually failed to hold-up the team of the young enthusiasts.

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