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The Finnish word for to hold is
pitää





to hold



Translations for to hold and their definitions

ruuma
     1. n. (nautical) cargo hold
     2. n. (aviation) cargo bin, luggage hold (compartment in the plane used to transport check-in luggage)


ote
     1. n. grasp, grip
     2. n. citation, excerpt, extract
     3. n. (rarely) maneuver, see e.g. Heimlich maneuver


pitää
     1. v. To like, be fond of.
           Minä pidän appelsiineista.
             I like oranges.
           ~ + elative enemmän (kuin + elative) = to prefer something (to something), be fonder of something than of something.
             Pidän omenoista enemmän kuin appelsiineista.
            : I prefer apples to oranges.
     2. v. To consider (to be), to assess, to see as
           Minä pidän ihmisiä vihamielisinä
             I consider people to be hostile.
     3. v. genitive + 3rd-pers. singular + infinitive = to have (to do); (in conditional mood) should (do), ought (to do), be supposed (to do), would have (to do).
           Sinun pitää mennä töihin.
             You have to go to work.
           Meidän pitäisi mennä töihin.
             We should go to work.
     4. v. To hold, grasp, grip.
           Minä voin pitää laukkuasi.
             I can hold your bag.
     5. v. To hold onto.
           Minä voin pitää laukustasi kiinni.
             I can hold onto your bag.
     6. v. To keep, take.
           Pidän tämän sisiliskon.
             I will keep this lizard.
     7. v. To keep (an animal).
           Korkeasaaressa pidetään monenlaisia eläimiä.
             Many types of animals are kept in Korkeasaari Zoo.
     8. v. Used in very many collocations with nouns, translated often into engage in, have, do, transact, pursue, conduct, carry out keep up, maintain, lead/teach etc.
           Hän piti kuulustelua syytetylle.
             S/he was conducting an interrogation of the accused.
           Pidän SAP-kurssia.
             I teach a SAP course.


pidellä
     1. v. To hold, to handle
           pidellä pahasti = to manhandle


talon etu
     1. n. (gambling) hold (the percentage the house wins on a gamble as an average)
           Ruletissa talon etu on alle kolme prosenttia.
             In roulette the hold is less than three per cent.



varasto
     1. n. stock, supply, storage
     2. n. warehouse
     3. n. depot


sisältää
     1. v. To include; to contain.
     2. v. To involve.


pidättää
     1. v. to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to suppress; to suspend
           ~ virantoimituksesta to suspend (from office)
     2. v. to delay, detain, slow down, hold up
           ~ hengitystään to hold one's breath
     3. v. to withhold, deduct (advance taxes)
     4. v. to reserve (a right)
           Kaikki oikeudet pidätetään.
             All rights reserved.
     5. v. to arrest, detain, apprehend, place under arrest, take into custody, put in detention, put under custody (both in legal contexts and elsewhere)
     6. v. (physics) to absorb
     7. v. third-person singular indicative present of pidättää


säilyttää
     1. v. To preserve.
     2. v. To retain.


varata
     1. v. To reserve, book.
     2. v. To put aside.


painiote
     1. n. A hold, wrestling hold.


pidätellä
     1. v. to hold back
           Mikä hiisi sinua pidätteli? Pitäisi olla jo matkalla! — What the devil was it that held you back? We should be on the road already!
     2. v. to hold, especially a physical need
           Sinun täytyy vain pidätellä seuraavalle taukopaikalle saakka.
             You just have to hold until the next rest area.
     3. v. to restrain
     4. v. to suppress



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