take hold in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for take hold in the English»French Dictionary

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.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

See also hostage, prisoner, drug

hostage [Brit ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑstɪdʒ] N

prisoner [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)nə, Am ˈprɪz(ə)nər] N

I.drug [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] N

II.drug <pres part drugging; pret, pp drugged> [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] VB trans

take hold in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for take hold in the English»French Dictionary

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]

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr (have effect)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The price of oil rose to over $140 per barrel in 2008 before plunging as the financial crisis began to take hold in late 2008.
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By the late 1940s the jazz scene began moving elsewhere around the city and urban renewal began to take hold of the street.
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Various slogans start out as the former, and are, over time, converted into the latter as ideas take hold with the public.
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This theory did not take hold in mainstream political discourse.
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Eventually, the changes started to take hold and ratings began to drastically improve.
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This second innovation did not take hold so easily as few of his successors experienced simple successions.
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At the time, the game was starting to take hold and drew many players and fans.
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The fire did nt take hold and was put out before it could destroy the bridge.
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The idea however did not take hold, they realized that people would pay to be heard only if they were sure that someone was listening.
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Western investment began to take hold as well in 1886.
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