Translations for take hold in the English»Italian Dictionary

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to take, hold sb hostage

prendere, tenere qn in ostaggio

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I.hold¹ <pt held, pp held, holden arch> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

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1. hold (clasp):

hold object, hand, person

tenere (above, over sopra; against contro)

to hold sth in one's hand brush, pencil, stick

tenere [qc] in mano

to hold sth in one's hand (enclosed) button, coin, sweet

stringere [qc] in mano

to hold sth, sb by handle, stem, sleeve, leg

tenere qc, qn per

to hold one's stomach, head (in pain)

tenersi la pancia, la testa (per il dolore)

to hold sb (in one's arms)

tenere qn tra le braccia

to hold each other

can you hold my bag for me?

puoi tenermi la borsa?

3. hold (arrange):

hold meeting, talks

tenere, organizzare

hold competition, ballot, demonstration, course, election, exhibition

hold party, reception, show

dare, organizzare

hold conversation

hold church service

hold enquiry

hold personnel officer: interview

avere luogo or tenersi

5. hold (contain) drawer, cupboard, box, case:

hold objects, possessions

6. hold (support) shelf, fridge, branch, roof:

hold weight, load, crate

the branch won't hold you

il ramo non ti regge

13. hold (captivate):

hold person, audience, class

tenere desta l'attenzione di

hold attention, interest

15. hold MUS:

tenere (for per)

16. hold MOTOR:

to hold the road

tenere la strada

II.hold¹ <pt held, pp held, holden arch> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

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1. hold (remain intact):

hold rope, shelf, bridge, dam, glue:

3. hold (continue):

hold weather:

tenere, mantenersi

4. hold TELEC:

hold

attendere (in linea)

5. hold (remain steady):

hold still!

III.to hold oneself VB refl

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to hold oneself <pt held, pp held, holden arch >:

to hold oneself upright, well

tenersi diritto, bene su

IV.hold¹ [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

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5. hold SPORTS (in wrestling):

hold

to have sb in a hold

eseguire una presa su qn

6. hold (of hairspray, gel):

hold

normal, extra hold

fissaggio normale, forte

hold² [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

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hold (storage, area) AVIAT

hold NAUT

I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

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1. take CINE:

take

“it's a take!”

2. take:

take FISH, HUNT (of fish)

take (of game)

3. take inf COMM (amount received):

take

II.take <pt took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB trans

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1. take (take hold of):

take object, money

to take sb by the arm, hand

prendere qn per il braccio, per (la) mano

to take sb by the throat

afferrare qn alla gola or prendere qn per il collo

to take sb's arm

prendere qn sottobraccio

to take sb's hand

prendere la mano a qn

to take sth from shelf, table

to take sth from drawer, box

to take sth out of sth

tirare fuori qc da qc

the passage is taken from his latest book

il brano è tratto dal suo ultimo libro

2. take (use violently):

to take a knife, an axe to sb

vibrare coltellate, menare colpi d'ascia contro qn

3. take (have by choice):

take bath, shower

take holiday

fare, prendersi

to take lessons

prendere lezioni (in di)

we take a newspaper, three pints of milk every day

prendiamo il giornale, tre pinte di latte ogni giorno

we take the Gazette

compriamo or prendiamo la Gazette

I'll take some apples, please

vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat!

to take a wife, a husband arch

prendere moglie, prendere marito

4. take (carry along):

take person

portare, accompagnare

take object

to take sb to school, to work, to the hospital

accompagnare qn a scuola, al lavoro, all'ospedale

to take a letter, a cheque to the post office

portare una lettera, un assegno all'ufficio postale

to take chairs into the garden

portare delle sedie in giardino

to take the car to the garage

portare la macchina dal meccanico

the book? he's taken it with him

il libro? se l'è portato dietro

to take sb sth, to take sth to sb

portare qc a qn

to take sb dancing, swimming

portare qn a ballare, a nuotare

to take sth upstairs, downstairs

portare qc di sopra, di sotto

you can't take him anywhere! hum

non puoi portarlo da nessuna parte! non si può andare in giro con uno così!

7. take (use to get somewhere):

take bus, taxi, plane etc.

take road, path

prendere, imboccare

take the first turn on the right, left

prendi la prima (svolta) a destra, a sinistra

9. take (accept):

take bribe, money

accettare, prendere

take patients, pupils

take phone call

take machine: coin

take shop, restaurant etc.: credit card, cheque

take union, employee: reduction, cut

will you take £10 for the radio?

vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

that's my last offer, take it or leave it!

questa è la mia ultima offerta, prendere o lasciare!

whisky? I can take it or leave it!

il whisky? mi è indifferente

10. take (require) activity, course of action:

take patience, skill, courage

it takes patience, courage to do

ci vuole pazienza, coraggio per fare

it takes three hours, years etc. to do

ci vogliono tre ore, anni ecc. per fare

it won't take long

non ci vorrà molto

it took her 10 minutes to repair it

ci ha impiegato 10 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it won't take long to do the washing-up

non ci vorrà tanto a lavare i piatti

it would take a genius, a strong person to do that

ci vorrebbe un genio, una persona robusta per fare quello

to have what it takes

avere tutto quello che ci vuole (to do per fare)

typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing!

sarà dura battere a macchina tutte quelle lettere in due ore!

she'll take some persuading

ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerla

11. take LING:

take verb: object

reggere, prendere

take preposition: case

essere seguito da

12. take (endure):

take pain, criticism

take punishment, opinions

I find their attitude hard to take

trovo il loro modo di fare duro da reggere

he can't take being criticized

non sopporta le critiche

she just sat there and took it!

è stata lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke

non accetta le battute or non sta allo scherzo

go on, tell me, I can take it!

dai, dimmi, sono pronto!

I can't take any more!

non ce la faccio più!

19. take (consume):

take sugar, milk, pills, remedy

to take tea, lunch with sb Brit form

prendere un tè, fare pranzo con qn

to take drugs

fare uso di droga

20. take (wear) (in clothes):

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

21. take PHOTO:

take photograph

22. take MATH (subtract):

take number, quantity

sottrarre (from da)

23. take (study):

take subject

studiare, prendere

take course

24. take (sit):

take SCHOOL, UNIV exam

25. take (teach) teacher, lecturer:

take students, pupils

to take sb for Geography, French

fare lezione di geografia, di francese a qn

26. take (officiate at) priest:

take service, wedding

take mass, prayer

28. take (have sex with) inf:

prendere, possedere

III.take <pt took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB intr

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1. take (have desired effect):

2. take (grow successfully):

take plant:

3. take FISH:

IV.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk]

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Translations for take hold in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.hold [hoʊld] N

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2. hold (thing to hold by):

hold

3. hold (wrestling):

hold

no holds barred fig

senza restrizioni

4. hold (control):

hold

to have a (strong/powerful) hold over sb

avere (molta/grande) influenza su qu

5. hold NAUT, AVIAT:

hold

8. hold (prison cell):

hold

II.hold <held, held> [hoʊld] VB trans

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1. hold:

hold (keep)

hold (grasp)

to hold a gun

impugnare una pistola

to hold hands

tenersi per mano

to hold sth in one's hand

tenere qc in mano

to hold sb in one's arms

stringere qu tra le braccia

to hold sb/sth (tight)

stringere (forte) qu/qc

to hold the door open for sb

tenere la porta aperta a qu

2. hold (support):

hold

to hold one's head high

tenere alta la testa

3. hold (cover up):

to hold one's ears/nose

turarsi le orecchie/il naso

6. hold (make keep to):

to hold sb to his/her word [or promise]

far mantenere a qu la parola [o la promessa]

9. hold (contain):

hold

what the future holds

ciò che ci riserva il futuro

III.hold [hoʊld] VB intr

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2. hold (stick):

hold

3. hold (believe):

hold

I.take [teɪk] N

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1. take (receipts):

take

2. take PHOTO, CINE:

take

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

prendere tangenti

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

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2. take (hold):

take

3. take (eat):

take medicine, drugs

I'll take some soup

prendo un po' di minestra

4. take (use):

take

5. take (receive):

take

6. take (capture):

take prisoners

7. take (assume):

to take office

assumere una carica

8. take (bring):

take

10. take (do):

take REL

take UNIV

13. take (make money):

take

14. take photograph:

take

15. take (use for travel):

take bus, train

16. take (regard as):

to take sb for sth

prendere qn per qc

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr

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take

take plant, dye

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Eventually, the changes started to take hold and ratings began to drastically improve. en.wikipedia.org

The idea however did not take hold, they realized that people would pay to be heard only if they were sure that someone was listening. en.wikipedia.org

Postmodernism in music and literature began to take hold earlier. en.wikipedia.org

Communication is a necessary condition for an idea to take hold. en.wikipedia.org

This grass can escape cultivation and take hold in the wild. en.wikipedia.org

Western investment began to take hold as well in 1886. en.wikipedia.org

However, the new name failed to take hold amongst local residents. en.wikipedia.org

The fire did nt take hold and was put out before it could destroy the bridge. en.wikipedia.org

This theory did not take hold in mainstream political discourse. en.wikipedia.org

It springs up in cool, shady areas where enough organic material accumulates in cracks that it can take hold. en.wikipedia.org

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