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hold the road verb | tenir la route◼◼◼verbe |
hold up (to impede, detain) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | retenir◼◼◼verbe |
hold-up [hold-ups] (a robbery at gunpoint) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld ʌp] [US: ˈhoʊld ʌp] | hold-up◼◼◼nom {m} |
hold up one's end (to fulfill one's promise or obligation) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp wʌnz end] [US: hoʊld ʌp wʌnz ˈend] | |
hold-ups (hold-up stockings) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld ʌps] [US: ˈhoʊld ʌps] | bas autofixant◼◼◼nom {m pl} dim upnom {m pl} |
hold water (withstand scrutiny) verb [UK: həʊld ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: hoʊld ˈwɒ.tər] | tenir la route◼◼◼verbe |
holdall (large bag) noun [UK: ˈhəʊl.dɔːl] [US: ˈhoʊl.dɔːl] | fourre-tout◼◼◼nom {m} fourretoutnom {m} |
holder [holders] (a person who possesses something) noun [UK: ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈhoʊl.də(r)] | titulaire◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} détenteur◼◼◼nom {m}Authority corrupts its holder and debases its victims. = Le pouvoir corrompt son détenteur et avilit ses victimes. porteur◼◼◻nom {m} détentrice◼◼◻nom {f} porteuse◼◻◻nom {f} |
holding [holdings] (something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈhoʊld.ɪŋ] | possession◼◼◼nom {f} |
holding company (company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld.ɪŋ ˈkʌm.pə.ni] [US: ˈhoʊld.ɪŋ ˈkʌm.pə.ni] | holding◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} société mère◼◼◻nom {f} société faîtière◼◻◻nom {f} |
beauty is in the eye of the beholder (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) phrase [UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | |
behold interjection [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | voici◼◼◼interjectionBehold the Man. = Voici l'homme. voilà◼◼◻interjection |
behold [beheld, beholding, beholds] (to see, to look at) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | voir◼◼◼verbe regarder◼◼◻verbeLo and behold! = Regarde là ! observer◼◻◻verbe |
beholden (obligated, bound by moral obligation) adjective [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊl.dən] [US: bɪˈho.ʊl.dən] | redevable◼◼◼adjectifI feel beholden. = Je me sens redevable. |
beholder [beholders] (someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator) noun [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | observateur◼◼◼nom {m} regardeur◼◻◻nom {m} |
candleholder (device for holding one or more lit candles) noun | chandelier◼◼◼nom {m} |
cargo hold (ship's hold) noun [UK: ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ həʊld] [US: ˈkɑːrˌɡo.ʊ hoʊld] | cale◼◼◼nom {f} cale avant◼◻◻nom {f} cale arrièrenom {f} |
chokehold (grappling hold around the neck) noun [UK: ˈtʃokˌhold] [US: ˈtʃokˌhold] | clé de têtenom {f} |
foothold [footholds] (a solid grip with the feet) noun [UK: ˈfʊt.həʊld] [US: ˈfʊthoʊld] | point d'appui◼◼◼nom |
forehold (forward or front part of the hold of a ship) noun | cale avant◼◼◼nom {f} |
gasholder noun [UK: ˈɡæs.həʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈɡæsho.ʊl.dər] | gazomètre◼◼◼nom {m} |
handhold [handholds] (projection to hold) noun [UK: ˈhænd.həʊld] [US: ˈhændhoʊld] | poignée◼◼◼nom |
head of household (household role) noun | chef de famille◼◼◼nom {m} |
household [households] (those living in the same residence) noun [UK: ˈhaʊs.həʊld] [US: ˈhaʊs.hoʊld] | ménage◼◼◼nom {m}She was busy with household work. = Elle était occupée au ménage. foyer◼◼◼nom {m}Households with three children are numerous in the region. = Les foyers comptant trois enfants sont bien nombreux dans la région. maisonnée◼◼◻nom {f} |