| Ytterligare översättningar |
| holding adj | (for storage) | förvarande adj |
| | The cattle in the holding pen have plenty of water and hay. |
| holding adj | (delaying) | uppehållande, fördröjande adj |
| | The plane was in a holding pattern for several minutes before it was allowed to land. |
| | The conservation considered the removal of non-native species a holding action, not a final solution. |
| holding n | (act of) | innehav s |
| | | ägande s |
| | Holding is just as important as spending when it comes to money. |
| holdings npl | (library books) | bestånd av böcker s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The city library had holdings in the hundreds of thousands on every subject imaginable. |
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| hold [sth]⇒ vtr | (grasp) | hålla vtr |
| | She holds her child's hand when they cross the street. |
| | Hon håller sitt barns hand när de korsar gatan. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (contain) | hålla, rymma vtr |
| | | innehålla vtr |
| | This container holds four litres of liquid. |
| | Behållaren håller (or: rymmer) fem liter vätska. |
| hold [sb]⇒ vtr | (embrace) | hålla om ngn, krama om ngn vtr partikel skj |
| | The mother held her crying child. |
| | The couple held each other tightly. |
| | Paret höll om (or: kramade om) varandra hårt. |
| hold⇒ vi | (on phone: wait) | vänta vitr |
| | | dröja vitr |
| | Can you hold for a minute while I check that information for you? |
| | Kan du dröja en minut medan jag kollar informationen till dig? |
| hold vi | (adhere) | hålla vitr |
| | Is that knot going to hold? |
| | Kommer den knuten att hålla? |
| hold n | (telephone) (att pausa telefonsamtal) | parkering s |
| | | parkera ett samtal vbal uttr |
| | He was placed on hold for five minutes when he called. |
| | Han sattes på parkering i fem minuter när han ringde. |
| hold n | (grasp) | grepp s |
| | | tag s |
| | He had a tight hold on his daughter's wrist. |
| | Han hade ett hårt grepp om sin dotters handled. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| hold n | (ship: storage area) | lastrum s |
| | The dry food was kept down in the hold. |
| hold n | (wrestling) | grepp s |
| | | tag s |
| | The wrestler used a special hold to defeat his opponent. |
| hold n | (mental grasp) | förståelse s |
| | (bildlig) | grepp s |
| | The new president's hold on difficult policy issues was not strong. |
hold,
cargo hold n | (plane: cargo storage) | lastrum s |
| | Pets travel in crates in the hold. |
hold,
baggage hold n | (plane: bag storage) | bagagerum s |
| | The airline carries wheelchairs free of charge in the hold. |
| hold vi | (continue to resist) | hålla vitr |
| | The dam has held through all the storms that have passed. |
| hold at [sth] vi + prep | (not change state) | stanna vid ngt vitr + prep |
| | | hålla sig vid ngt vbal uttr |
| | The water level held at two feet above sea level. |
| hold [sth]⇒ vtr | (possess) | ha vtr |
| | | inneha vtr |
| | (ha i sin ägo) | äga vtr |
| | Leah holds the keys to the car. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (continue to have) | behålla vtr |
| | His son can't hold a job; he keeps getting fired. |
| hold that vtr | (believe that) | anse att uttr |
| | The professor holds that it is best to learn a foreign language at the earliest age possible. |
| hold [sth]⇒ vtr | (take) | hålla vtr |
| | | ta vtr |
| | | bära vtr |
| | Could you hold this box for me for a minute? |
| hold [sth] vtr | (own) | äga vtr |
| | | besitta vtr |
| | She holds the land, but it is used by the entire family. |
| hold [sb]⇒ vtr | (have in custody) | hålla vtr |
| | | hålla ngn häktad vtr + adj |
| | | hålla ngn i fängsligt förvar, hålla ngn i häkte vbal uttr |
| | The police held the suspect in custody. |
| hold [sth]⇒ vtr | (retain) | behålla vtr |
| | | hålla kvar vtr partikel skj |
| | | lägga undan vtr partikel skj |
| | We held some cash in Euros in case of emergency. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (engage in) | ha vtr |
| | | hålla vtr |
| | I don't hold discussions with silly people. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (accommodate) | rymma, inrymma vtr |
| | | ha plats för ngt, ha rum för ngt vbal uttr |
| | This conference room holds up to forty people. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (military: defend) | hålla vtr |
| | | försvara vtr |
| | The rebels held their position for ten hours until reinforcements arrived. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (military: occupy) (vardaglig) | hålla vtr |
| | | ockupera vtr |
| | The army sought to hold the strategic mountaintop. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (course: maintain) (kurs) | hålla vtr |
| | Hold your current course for the next one hundred kilometres. |
| hold that vtr | (believe, consider) | tycka, anse vtr |
| | (en specifik åsikt) | ha, hålla vtr |
| | He holds that those actions should be illegal. |
| hold [sth]⇒ vtr | (meeting, event: conduct) | hålla vtr |
| | | ha vtr |
| | We will hold the meeting in the conference room. |
| | Julie is holding a party on Saturday. |
| hold [sth] vtr | (have: an opinion) | hysa vtr |
| | | hålla vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | ha vtr |
| | We know that not all party members hold the same position on this issue. |