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hold to (compel someone to remain faithful to) verb [UK: həʊld tuː] [US: hoʊld ˈtuː] | vincolare averb |
hold to (share a belief) verb [UK: həʊld tuː] [US: hoʊld ˈtuː] | aderire averb condividereverb sottoscrivereverb |
hold to account (require a person to explain or to accept responsibility) verb | |
hold up (to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | attenersiverb mantenereverb |
hold up (to impede, detain) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | impedireverb |
hold up (to rob at gunpoint) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | rapinareverb |
hold up (to support or lift) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | alzareverb sollevareverb |
hold up (to wait or delay) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | aspettareverb frenareverb rallentareverb ritardareverb |
hold up (to withstand; to stand up to; to survive) verb [UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp] | fronteggiareverb sostenereverb |
hold-up [hold-ups] ((in the plural) Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld ʌp] [US: ˈhoʊld ʌp] | autoreggentenoun |
hold-up [hold-ups] (a robbery at gunpoint) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld ʌp] [US: ˈhoʊld ʌp] | rapinanoun |
hold-ups (hold-up stockings) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld ʌps] [US: ˈhoʊld ʌps] | autoreggentinoun |
holder [holders] (a person who possesses something) noun [UK: ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈhoʊl.də(r)] | detentorenoun possessorenoun proprietarionoun |
holder [holders] (a thing that holds) noun [UK: ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈhoʊl.də(r)] | contenitorenoun sostegnonoun |
holding [holdings] (something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds) noun [UK: ˈhəʊld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈhoʊld.ɪŋ] | possessonoun |
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] | holdingnoun |
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 [beheld, beheld, beholding, beholds] (to see, to look at) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | guardareverbBeauty's in the eye of the beholder. = La bellezza è negli occhi di chi guarda. |
behold interjection [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | eccointerjectionI have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. = Ho visto tutte le opere che si fanno sotto il sole; ed ecco, tutto è vanità e un inseguire il vento. |
candleholder (device for holding one or more lit candles) noun | bugianoun |
cigarette holder (a device used to hold a cigarette) noun [UK: ˌsɪ.ɡə.ˈret ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˌsɪ.ɡə.ˈret ˈhoʊl.də(r)] | bocchinonoun |
don't hold your breath (don't wait) phrase | ce n'è da aspettarephrase |
gasholder noun [UK: ˈɡæs.həʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈɡæsho.ʊl.dər] | gasometronoun |
handhold [handholds] (projection to hold) noun [UK: ˈhænd.həʊld] [US: ˈhændhoʊld] | appiglionoun |
head of household (household role) noun | capofamiglianoun |
household (found in or having its origin in a home) adjective [UK: ˈhaʊs.həʊld] [US: ˈhaʊs.hoʊld] | casalinghiadjective domesticoadjectiveShe was busy with household work. = Era impegnata nei lavori domestici. |
household [households] (those living in the same residence) noun [UK: ˈhaʊs.həʊld] [US: ˈhaʊs.hoʊld] | famiglianoun nucleo familiarenoun |