holding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for holding in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

holding [Brit ˈhəʊldɪŋ, Am ˈhoʊldɪŋ] N

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

See also take, seize, grasp, grab, catch up, catch out, catch

I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

II.take <pret took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB trans

10. take (require) activity, course of action:

III.take <pret took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB intr

I.grasp [Brit ɡrɑːsp, Am ɡræsp] N

II.grasp [Brit ɡrɑːsp, Am ɡræsp] VB trans

I.grab [Brit ɡrab, Am ɡræb] N

II.grab <pres part grabbing; pret, pp grabbed> [Brit ɡrab, Am ɡræb] VB trans

III.grab <pres part grabbing; pret, pp grabbed> [Brit ɡrab, Am ɡræb] VB intr

I.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch up)

II.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sb/sth] up)

III.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sth] up in) (tangle)

I.catch out VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sb] out)

I.catch [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] N

II.catch <pret, pp caught> [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] VB trans

14. catch SPORTS → catch out

15. catch (trick) → catch out

16. catch (manage to reach) → catch up

III.catch <pret, pp caught> [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] VB intr

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

II.hold out VB [Brit həʊld -, Am hoʊld -] (hold [sth] out, holdout [sth])

III.hold out VB [Brit həʊld -, Am hoʊld -] (hold out [sth])

I.take hold VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take hold)

Translations for holding in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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holding company

holding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for holding in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

2. holding pl (property in stocks or bonds):

holding

I.hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

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

Phrases:

gardez la ligne! Quebec
to hold the stage [or Brit, Aus floor]
there's no holding her/him (back)

Translations for holding in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
holding company

holding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's no holding her/him (back)
there's no holding me (back)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The steering is light and lacking in precision, but its road-holding proved to be surefooted.
www.drive.com.au
The servers then surrounded the rice platter with as many as 40 small bowls holding meat and vegetable dishes as well as condiments.
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Holding out until 16:15 the regiment was then ordered to pull back.
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Many felt disenfranchised by what they saw as a bureaucratic system that favored the land-holding class able to afford the best education.
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People wear a hat and cover their shoulders while someone spins around them holding a lit-up Catherine wheel.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Red haired, wearing a lab coat and science goggles, is normally pictured holding and staring at a test tube.
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On top of that, the women sit sidesaddle to accommodate their attire, sometimes even holding their babies while riding on the back of a motorbike.
am.blogs.cnn.com
I remember holding his hand, being led on walks along well-worn paths, made by him, listening to and witnessing the unfolding natural world.
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This meant that the longitudinal tension of the snare wires could be adjusted independently of the vertical force holding the snares against the bottom head.
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An engraving of her in later years shows her holding them.
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