■ hold over

■ hold over
■ hold over
A v. t. + avv.
1 tenere in serbo; conservare; mettere da parte
2 accantonare; rimandare; rinviare: to hold over an important matter, accantonare una questione importante; The meeting was held over till the next week, la riunione è stata rinviata alla prossima settimana
3 mantenere (q.) in servizio; prorogare (bur.)
4 (cinem., teatr.) tenere in cartellone; continuare a programmare
5 (mus.) filare, sostenere (una nota)
B v. t. + prep.
servirsi di (qc.) per minacciare (o ricattare) (q.): He knows I have a police record and is holding it over me, sa che ho la fedina sporca e se ne serve per minacciarmi □ to be held over, (teatr., mus.: di un concerto, ecc.) essere rinviato; (cinem., teatr.: di un film, un dramma, un musical, ecc.) tenere il cartellone, essere (ancora) programmato.

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