hold

hold
1 noun
to put sb on hold (on telephone) mettre qn en attente;
to be on hold être en attente
2 transitive verb
(a) (possess)
to hold shares détenir ou avoir des actions;
to hold five percent of the shares in a company détenir cinq pour cent du capital d'une société;
to hold office (of chairperson, deputy) être en fonction, remplir sa fonction;
to hold a seat on the board avoir un siège au conseil d'administration;
she holds the post of treasurer elle occupe le poste de trésorière
(b) (conversation) avoir; (negotiations) mener;
the meeting will be held at 2 o'clock la réunion aura lieu à 14 heures;
interviews will be held in early May les entretiens auront lieu début mai
(c) COMPUTING (store) stocker;
how much data will this disk hold? quelle quantité de données cette disquette peut-elle stocker?;
the commands are held in the memory les instructions sont gardées en mémoire
(d) (on telephone)
hold the line, please ne quittez pas, s'il vous plaît;
hold all my calls ne me passez aucun appel
3 intransitive verb
(a) (on telephone) attendre;
the line's British engaged or American busy, will you hold? la ligne est occupée, voulez-vous patienter?
(b) (remain) se maintenir;
prices held at the same level as last year les prix se sont maintenus au même niveau que l'année dernière;
the pound held firm against the dollar la livre s'est maintenue par rapport au dollar
hold over transitive verb
(payment) arriérer, différer; (meeting) remettre, reporter;
payment was held over for six months le paiement a été différé pendant six mois;
we'll hold these items over until the next meeting on va remettre ces questions à la prochaine réunion
hold up
1 transitive verb
(delay) retarder;
the goods were held up at customs les marchandises ont été immobilisées à la douane
2 intransitive verb
se maintenir;
the shares held up well les actions se sont bien défendues;
the market is holding up well le marché tient toujours

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