Translations for „hold up“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . hold up VB trans

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

hold up

поднима́ть

to hold up one's hand

поднима́ть ру́ку

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

подде́рживать с по́мощью [или посре́дством] чего́-ли́бо

to hold (up) one's head high fig

высоко́ держа́ть го́лову

to hold (up) one's head high fig

досто́йно вести́ себя́

2. hold up (delay):

hold up

заде́рживать

hold up

остана́вливать

3. hold up (rob with violence):

hold up

гра́бить

4. hold up (offer as example):

to hold sb up as an example of sth

стави́ть кого́-ли́бо в приме́р

II . hold up VB intr

hold up weather

держа́ться

hold up material

выде́рживать

hold-up [ˈhəʊldʌp, Am ˈhoʊld-] N

1. hold-up (robbery):

hold-up

ограбле́ние nt

hold-up

нападе́ние nt

2. hold-up (delay):

hold-up

заде́ржка f

Usage examples with hold up

to hold up one's hand

поднима́ть ру́ку

to hold (up) one's head high fig

высоко́ держа́ть го́лову

to hold [or keep] one's end up

не па́дать ду́хом

to hold sb/sth up to ridicule

выставля́ть кого́-ли́бо/что-ли́бо на посме́шище

to hold sb up as an example of sth

стави́ть кого́-ли́бо в приме́р

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The 32-year-old has already served prison sentences of nine years for a 2002 travel agents hold-up and 18 years for robbery and escaping court.

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As we crossed the summit and began to descend, we came upon a hold-up.

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The payroll has been stolen in a hold-up.

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If that's the hold-up, give them the money that they need, that has already been voted on.

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Harry is scoring goals again and his hold-up play is very good.

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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?

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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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In the meantime the police have learned the particulars of the hold-up from the frightened passengers and have started up the railroad tracks after the fleeing robbers.

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Unfortunately, she stepped right in the middle of a hold-up.

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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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