Translations for „toehold“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ˈtoe·hold N

1. toehold (in climbing):

toehold

opora f za plezanje

2. toehold (starting point):

toehold

odskočna deska f

toehold

izhodišče n

to gain/get a toehold in

uspeti v

Usage examples with toehold

to gain/get a toehold in

uspeti v

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They're staggering under debts, fighting to get a toehold in the housing market and watching their household incomes shrink.

business.financialpost.com

He's doing this purely for electoral reasons so that he can get a toehold in these regions.

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Red valerian -- ubiquitous in crumbling walls -- seeds wherever it can gain a toehold.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So, what is the best way of preventing an agile intruder intent on an unauthorised swim from harnessing the power of this toehold?

www.nzherald.co.nz

Subsequent attempts failed to expand their toehold.

en.wikipedia.org

These toeholds have been used by young children to climb out of cribs and fall to the floor.

www.canada.com

At the end of the last millennium, minicomputers and mainframes still had a tenuous toehold on the enterprise.

arstechnica.com

It's made of finely woven mesh so that no one can gain a toehold.

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It's to his credit that he's found a toehold in a more challenging playing environment.

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But, thanks to the patronage of young fashion fans who value the "slow fashion" factor, custom shoemakers have found a fresh toehold.

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