Sentence examples of "held" in English

<>
show all
He held out his hand to me. Il me tendit la main.
He held out a helping hand to the poor. Il a tendu la main aux pauvres.
He held out his hand and I took it. Il tendit sa main et je la saisis.
He held the trophy on high. Il brandit bien haut le trophée.
He held the trophy up high. Il brandit bien haut le trophée.
They held firm to their convictions. Ils s'accrochèrent fermement à leurs convictions.
I held fast to his hand. Je me suis agrippé à sa main.
When will the concert be held? Quand le concert aura-t-il lieu ?
A dance will be held on Friday. On dansera ce vendredi.
Is the staff meeting held on Monday? La réunion du personnel a-t-elle lieu lundi ?
I held a wedding ceremony last month. J'ai organisé une cérémonie de mariage le mois dernier.
Somebody has to be held accountable for his death. Quelqu'un doit porter le chapeau pour sa mort.
The pupil held up his hand to ask a question. L'élève leva la main pour poser une question.
A farewell party was held in honor of Mr Smith. Un pot de départ fut organisé pour M. Smith.
He held his tongue and didn't say a word. Il se tut et ne dit pas le moindre mot.
We insist that a meeting be held as soon as possible. Nous insistons pour que la réunion soit organisée au plus tôt.
He tried to be brave while he was being held hostage. Il essaya d'être courageux tandis qu'il était pris en otage.
If it happens to rain, the garden party won't be held. Si la pluie survient, la fête champêtre n'aura pas lieu.
The man held on to his job stubbornly and would not retire. L'homme s'accrochait obstinément à son travail et refusait de partir en retraite.
She took a flower from the vase and held it out to me. Elle prit une fleur du vase et me la tendit.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.

Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download