hold up

hold up
1) (to stop or slow the progress of: I'm sorry I'm late - I got held up at the office.) retener
2) (to stop and rob: The bandits held up the stagecoach.) asaltar, atracar
hold up1 n
1. atasco / retraso
I was late because of a traffic hold up llegué tarde por culpa de un atasco
2. atraco / asalto
three armed men took part in the hold up en el atraco participaron tres hombres armados
hold up2 vb
1. levantar
hold up your hand if you know the answer levanta la mano si sabes la respuesta
2. retrasar
the traffic held us up el tráfico nos retrasó
hold up vt
1) rob: robarle (a alguien), atracar, asaltar
2) delay: retrasar
hold up
v.
atracar v.
demorar v.
estancar v.
saltear v.
sostener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (raise) \<\<hand/banner\>\> levantar; \<\<head\>\> mantener* erguido

she held the cloth up to the light — puso la tela a contraluz

b) (support) \<\<roof/walls\>\> sostener*
c) (delay) \<\<person/arrival\>\> retrasar; \<\<progress\>\> entorpecer*

he was held up at the office — algo lo detuvo or retuvo en la oficina

d) (rob) atracar*, asaltar
e) (expose, present)

to hold something/somebody up to ridicule — poner* algo/a alguien en ridículo, ridiculizar* algo/a alguien

to hold something/somebody up as an example — poner* algo/a alguien como ejemplo

2) v + adv
a) (remain strong)

the dollar held up well against other currencies — el dólar se mantuvo firme frente a otras monedas

he held up under the pressure — soportó or aguantó la presión

b) \<\<theory/argument\>\> resultar válido
1. VT + ADV
1) (=support) sujetar, sostener
2) (=raise) [+ hand] levantar, alzar; [+ head] mantener erguido

hold up your hand — levanta la mano

to hold sth up to the light — poner algo a contraluz

3) (=display) mostrar, enseñar

to hold sth up as a model — presentar algo como modelo

to hold sb up to ridicule — poner en ridículo a algn

4) (=delay) [+ person, traffic] retrasar; (=stop) detener, parar; [+ work] interrumpir; [+ delivery, payment] suspender

we were held up by the traffic — nos retrasamos por culpa del tráfico

I was held up at the office — me entretuvieron en la oficina

we were held up for three hours — no nos pudimos mover durante tres horas

the train was held up — el tren sufrió un retraso

the train was held up by fog — el tren venía con retraso debido a la niebla

we are being held up by a shortage of bricks — la escasez de ladrillos nos está retrasando, la escasez de ladrillos está entorpeciendo el trabajo

5) (=rob) atracar, asaltar

to hold up a bank — atracar un banco

2. VI + ADV
1) [weather] seguir bueno
2) (=survive, last) resistir

to hold up under the strain — soportar bien la presión

3) (=remain strong) mantenerse bien
* * *
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (raise) \<\<hand/banner\>\> levantar; \<\<head\>\> mantener* erguido

she held the cloth up to the light — puso la tela a contraluz

b) (support) \<\<roof/walls\>\> sostener*
c) (delay) \<\<person/arrival\>\> retrasar; \<\<progress\>\> entorpecer*

he was held up at the office — algo lo detuvo or retuvo en la oficina

d) (rob) atracar*, asaltar
e) (expose, present)

to hold something/somebody up to ridicule — poner* algo/a alguien en ridículo, ridiculizar* algo/a alguien

to hold something/somebody up as an example — poner* algo/a alguien como ejemplo

2) v + adv
a) (remain strong)

the dollar held up well against other currencies — el dólar se mantuvo firme frente a otras monedas

he held up under the pressure — soportó or aguantó la presión

b) \<\<theory/argument\>\> resultar válido

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