Dagens Engelsk ord

hold

hålla

Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

hold

1. v. To grasp or grip.

Hold the pencil like this.

2. v. To contain or store.

This package holds six bottles.

3. v. To maintain or keep to a position or state.:

4. v. To have and keep possession of something.

Hold my coat for me. The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.

5. v. To reserve.

Hold a table for us at 7:00.

6. v. To cause to wait or delay.

Hold the elevator.

7. v. To detain.

Hold the suspect in this cell.

8. v. (intransitive) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).

to hold true; The proposition holds.

9. v. To keep oneself in a particular state.

to hold firm; to hold opinions

10. v. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

11. v. To bear, carry, or manage.

He holds himself proudly erect. Hold your head high.

12. v. (intransitive, mostly, imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.

13. v. (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.

14. v. To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.

to hold one's bladder; to hold one's breath

15. v. To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.:

16. v. To maintain, to consider, to opine.

17. v. To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.

He was held responsible for the actions of those under his command. I'll hold him to that promise.

18. v. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

19. v. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.

20. v. (archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.

21. v. (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.

22. v. To take place, to occur.

23. v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).

Elections will be held on the first Sunday of next month.

24. v. (archaic) To derive right or title.

25. n. A grasp or grip.

Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.

26. n. A place where animals are held for safety

27. n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.

Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book.

28. n. Something reserved or kept.

We have a hold here for you.

29. n. Power over someone or something.

30. n. The ability to persist.

31. n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.

32. n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.

He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.

33. n. (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time

34. n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.

The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.

35. n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.

As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015

36. n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.

37. n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.

38. n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.

39. n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.

40. n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.

41. n. (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.

42. adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

43. n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

Put that in the hold.

Svenska > Engelsk

hålla

1. v. to hold (grasp or grip)

Håll pennan så här - Hold the pencil like this

Han höll fast i hans arm - He held on to his arm

2. v. to hold (a social event, party, (larger) meeting, conference, or the like)

Nästa års konferens kommer hållas i Rotterdam - Next year's conference will be held in Rotterdam

hålla bröllop - hold a wedding

3. v. to keep, to hold (hold/maintain the status of something)

4. v. to hold (cause to wait)

Håll hissen! - Hold the elevator!

5. v. to keep (restrain)

hålla någon i en liten bur - keep someone in a small cage

6. v. to keep (a promise)

Jag kommer hålla mitt löfte - I will keep my promise

7. v. to last, to keep (not spoil)

Hur länge håller sig mjölk? - How long does milk last?

8. v. to stay (keep oneself in some location)

Han höll sig inomhus igår eftersom det var så kallt ute - He stayed indoors yesterday since the weather outside was so cold

9. v. to keep (maintain)

Håll temperaturen på en jämn nivå - Keep the temperature at an even level

10. v. # (in "hålla fast vid") to maintain (a position, opinion, or the like)

# hålla fast vid en ståndpunkt - stick to a position / hold on to a position

11. v. to keep (animals)

Han håller får och grisar - He keeps sheep and pigs

12. v. to hold (successfully defend)

hålla fortet - hold the fort

13. v. to stay intact (not break, tear, etc.), to hold

Vasen höll trots att den föll i golvet - The vase didn't break even though it fell to the floor

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Exempelmeningar

She held the kitten in the same way a mother gorilla would hold her own baby.
    Hon höll kattungen på samma sätt som en gorillamamma skulle hålla sin egen unge.
Hold out your hands.
    Håll ut dina händer.
Hold it for me.
    Håll den åt mig.
Hold on a moment.
    Vänta ett ögonblick.
You can hold my hand.
    Du kan hålla min hand.

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