hold-up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hold-up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

holdup [Am ˈhoʊldˌəp, Brit ˈhəʊldʌp] N

1. holdup:

holdup (delay)

demora f

holdup (delay)

retraso m

holdup (in traffic)

atasco m

holdup (in traffic)

embotellamiento m

2. holdup (armed robbery):

holdup

atraco m

a bank holdup

un asalto or atraco a un banco

I.hold up VB [Am hoʊld -, Brit həʊld -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. hold up (raise):

hold up hand/trophy/banner

levantar

hold up head

mantener erguido

she held the cloth up to the light

puso la tela a contraluz

2. hold up (support):

hold up roof/walls

sostener

3. hold up (delay):

hold up person/arrival

retrasar

hold up progress

entorpecer

he was held up at the office

algo lo detuvo or retuvo en la oficina

4. hold up (rob):

hold up

atracar

hold up

asaltar

5. hold up (expose, present):

to hold sth/sb up to ridicule

poner algo/a alguien en ridículo

to hold sth/sb up to ridicule

ridiculizar algo/a alguien

to hold sth/sb up as an example/a model

poner algo/a alguien como ejemplo/modelo

II.hold up VB [Am hoʊld -, Brit həʊld -] (v + adv)

1. hold up (remain high, strong):

the dollar held up well against other currencies

el dólar se mantuvo firme frente a otras monedas

I hope I can hold up under the pressure

espero ser capaz de resistir or soportar la presión

2. hold up allegation/theory/argument:

hold up

resultar válido

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to hold sth/sb up to mockery

ridiculizar algo/a alguien

to hold sth/sb up to mockery

poner algo/a alguien en ridículo

Translations for hold-up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

chirla N f

1. chirla:

chirla FOOD, ZOOL

baby clam

2. chirla sl (atraco):

chirla

armed hold-up

secuestro exprés N m

secuestro exprés

opportunistic hold-up and kidnapping, often followed by forced withdrawal and handover of money from an ATM

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entorpecimiento (obstrucción, estorbo)

holdup

taponamiento Col RioPl

holdup

obstaculizar tráfico

to hold up

retardar

to hold up

tapón

hold up

hold-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hold-up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hold-up [ˈhəʊldʌp, Am ˈhoʊld-] N

1. hold-up (robbery):

hold-up

atraco m

2. hold-up (delay):

hold-up

retraso m

I.hold up VB trans

1. hold up (raise):

hold up

levantar

to hold up one's hand

levantar la mano

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

ser sostenido por (mediante)/con algo

to hold up one's head high fig

mantener la cabeza alta

2. hold up (delay):

hold up

atrasar

3. hold up (rob with violence):

hold up

atracar

4. hold up (offer as example):

to hold sb up as an example of sth

mostrar a alguien como ejemplo de algo

II.hold up VB intr

1. hold up:

hold up weather

seguir (haciendo) bueno

hold up material

durar

2. hold up:

hold up

esperar

hold up! (wait!)

¡espera! [o ¡aguarda!]

hold up! (stop!)

¡espera! [o ¡detente!]

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to hold sb/sth up to ridicule

ridiculizar a alguien/algo

Translations for hold-up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

interrupción N f

1. interrupción:

interrupción (corte)

break

interrupción (del tráfico)

stoppage

interrupción (del tráfico)

hold-up

sin interrupción

uninterruptedly

2. interrupción (de los estudios):

interrupción

termination

atraco N m

atraco

hold-up

atraco a un banco

bank robbery

atraco a mano armada

armed robbery

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salteador(a)

holdup man m

salteador(a)

holdup woman f

mirar algo al trasluz

to hold sth up to the light

sustentar (una cosa)

to hold up

saltear

to hold up

atracar

to hold up

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

to hold up one's hand

levantar la mano

to hold up one's head high fig

mantener la cabeza alta

to hold sb up as an example of sth

mostrar a alguien como ejemplo de algo

to hold sb/sth up to ridicule

ridiculizar a alguien/algo

to hold sth up to the light

mirar algo al trasluz

to hold sth up to mockery

poner algo en solfa (ridiculizar)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was meant to be finished five months ago, but a hold-up in federal funding slowed the work, he explained.

www.ctvnews.ca

There, a masked man entered the bank, approached a teller and handed a hold-up note demanding money.

www.insidetoronto.com

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

www.pedestrian.tv

The biggest factor likely to cause up a hold-up was wind, he said.

horsetalk.co.nz

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.

en.wikipedia.org

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

fox40.com

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.

en.wikipedia.org

Limerick, where a criminal gang fled with a significant sum of money following a terrorising hold-up in their home.

www.breakingnews.ie

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

traveller24.news24.com

During a bank hold-up scene, the three gangsters put on actors' costumes and steal the money from the bank.

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