English-Azerbaijani dictionary

hold hands (with someone)

to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).
az: əl-ələ vermək
ru: держаться за руки

hold it

to stop or wait: Hold it! Don't start till I tell you to.
az: Dayanın! Gözləyin!
ru: подождите

hold off phrasal verb

1 (of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.
az: yan ötmək; kəsilmək
ru: не приходить
2 to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.
az: dəf etmək

ru: отбивать (атаку)

hold on phrasal verb

1 (often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.
az: bərk durmaq; dözmək; davam gətirmək
ru: держаться
2 to stop or wait: Hold on – I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.
az: gözləmək
ru: подождать

hold one's breath

to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.
az: nəfəsini tutmaq
ru: затаить дыхание

hold one's ground

to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.
az: geriyə çəkilməmək
ru: не сдавать позиций

hold one's own

to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.
az: sözündən dönməmək; haqqını qorumaq

ru: постоять за себя

hold one's tongue

to remain silent or stop talking: There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.
az: dilini dinc saxlamaq
ru: держать язык за зубами

hold out phrasal verb

1 to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.
az: duruş gətirmək
ru: выдерживать
2 to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.
az: dözmək; davam gətirmək
ru: выдерживать
3 to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?
az: çatışmaq
ru: хватать

hold to ransom

to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his or her release: The kidnappers have been holding him ransom for over a week now.
az: girov saxlamaq
ru: требовать выкуп

hold up phrasal verb

1 to stop or slow the progress of: I'm sorry I'm late – I got held up at the office.
az: gecikdirmək
ru: задерживать
2 to stop and rob: The bandits held up the stagecoach.
az: yolunu kəsib soymaq
ru: останавливать с целью грабежа

hold water

to be convincing: His explanation won’t hold water.
az: inandırıcı olmaq
ru: быть убедительным

hold with phrasal verb

to approve of: He doesn't hold with smoking.
az: bəyənmək

ru: одобрять

hold-all noun

a (usually large) bag with a zip for packing clothes etc into.
az: çanta
ru: портплед; сумка

hold-up noun

A two-vehicle collision northbound on the M5 has resulted in lane closures and traffic hold-ups.
az: gecikmə; soyğun
ru: (вооружённое) ограбление