Translation of "holding down" to French

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Dictionary translations for "holding down"

holding down noun

la rétention f (IT Basic)

hold down verb

garder (food)

Hold down the fort while I'm gone.

Garde la baraque pendant que je suis parti.

maintenir en place

maîtriser

limiter (keep at certain level)

réprimer

maintenir (IT Basic)

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Contexts with "holding down"

Hold down the fort while I'm gone. Garde la baraque pendant que je suis parti.

Nothing seems so tender to me as an old couple walking down the street holding hands. Rien ne me parait plus tendre qu'un vieux couple qui descend la rue en se tenant par la main.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

You are holding my hand in that picture. Tu me tiens la main sur la photo.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

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