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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hold-down,
holddown n		 (building: hardware for plywood wall)sujeción nf
  estructura de anclaje loc nom f
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
hold down [sth/sb],
hold [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep		 (restrain)tener⇒ vtr
  contener⇒ vtr
  agarrar⇒ vtr
  aguantar⇒ vtr
 Hold his arms down so he'll stop hitting me!
 ¡Tenle los brazos así deja de pegarme!
hold [sth/sb] down,
hold down [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep		 (restrain or repress)refrenar⇒ vtr
  reprimir⇒ vtr
 I find it hard to hold down my anger when I see someone drop litter.
 Me resulta difícil refrenar la ira cuando alguien tira basura.
hold down [sth],
hold [sth] down vtr phrasal sep		 figurative (keep from losing)mantener⇒ vtr
 I've been fired four times. I just can't hold down a job!
 Me despidieron cuatro veces, ¡no puedo mantener un empleo!
hold down [sth],
hold [sth] down vtr phrasal sep		 (food: not eject as vomit)retener⇒ vtr
  no vomitar loc verb
 Though she still felt a little sick, Lisa managed to hold down her lunch.
 Aunque se sentía un poco mal, Lisa logró retener el almuerzo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hold down a job v expr (remain in employment)mantener un trabajo loc verb
  durar en un trabajo loc verb
  (formal)conservar un empleo loc verb
 After years of unemployment, John managed to hold down a job at the post office.
 I can never seem to hold down a job.
 Luego de años de desempleo, John logró mantener un trabajo en la oficina de correos.
 Parece que nunca puedo durar en un trabajo.
hold the fort,
also US: hold down the fort v expr		 figurative (be in charge temporarily)ocuparse⇒ v prnl
  hacerse cargo loc verb
  (figurado, coloquial)quedarse al mando del fuerte, quedarse al mando del barco expr
  cuidar el puesto loc verb
 I'll hold the fort while you go on your coffee break.
 Yo me ocupo mientras te tomas tu recreo.
 Yo me hago cargo mientras te tomas tu recreo.
 Yo me quedo al mando del fuerte mientras te tomas tu recreo.
 Yo te cuido el puesto mientras te tomas tu recreo.
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'hold-down' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
push down - weight - weight down
Spanish:
vigilar el fuerte


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