Sentence examples of "held" in English
Translations:
all150
tenir78
retenir19
attendre5
contenir5
maintenir4
appliquer4
croire2
réserver2
other translations31
The train was held up because of the railroad accident.
Le train était retenu à cause d'un accident de voirie.
We were held up for two hours on account of an accident.
Nous avons été retenus pendant deux heures en raison d'un accident.
The freight train was held up about half an hour because of a dense fog.
Le train de fret a été retenu près d'une demi-heure à cause de l'épais brouillard.
Many international conferences have been held in Geneva.
De nombreuses conférences internationales se sont tenues à Genève.
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