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holdup

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
holdup, also UK: hold-up n	informal (robbery at gunpoint)	atraco nm
		asalto nm
		robo nm
	Apparently, there was a holdup at the bank last week.
	Aparentemente hubo un atraco en el banco la semana pasada.
holdup, also UK: hold-up n	informal (cause of a delay)	atasco nm
		demora nf
		retención nf
	(tránsito)	embotellamiento, atasco nm
	You're two hours late, what was the holdup?
	Llegaste dos horas tarde. ¿Cuál fue el atasco?

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
hold-ups npl	UK (type of stockings)	portaligas nm inv
	Hold-ups keep your legs cooler than tights in the summer.
	Los portaligas mantienen tus piernas más frescas que las calzas en verano.
hold [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(support)	sostener⇒ vtr
		soportar⇒ vtr
		sujetar⇒ vtr
	The pillar is holding up the roof.
	La columna sostiene el techo.
hold [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	informal (keep waiting)	retrasar a vtr + prep
	(en un lugar)	retener a vtr + prep
	Aren't you ready yet? You're holding us all up!
	¿No estás listo todavía? Nos estás retrasando a todos.
hold [sth] up, hold up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	informal (delay)	retrasar⇒ vtr
		demorar⇒ vtr
	A hailstorm held up the start of the football match.
	El granizo retrasó el comienzo del partido de fútbol.
hold up vi phrasal	(endure, maintain under pressure)	ir vi
		estar⇒ vi
		sentirse⇒ v prnl
	How are you holding up with all the work?
	¿Cómo vas con todo ese trabajo?
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me pregunto cómo se sentirá John desde que se quedó sin empleo.
hold [sth/sb] up, hold [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep	(rob at gunpoint)	robar a punta de pistola loc verb
		robar a mano armada loc verb
	Two masked men tried to hold up a bank, but police arrived and arrested them.
	Dos hombres enmascarados intentaron robar un banco a punta de pistola, pero la policía llegó y los arrestó.

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