■ hold together

■ hold together
■ hold together
A v. i. + avv.
1 stare insieme (fam.); stare attaccato (unito, ecc.); stare in piedi (fig.): We must hold together, dobbiamo restare uniti; My old car can hardly hold together, la mia vecchia auto fa fatica a stare insieme; This story doesn't hold together, questa storia non sta proprio in piedi
2 (fig.: di un matrimonio, ecc.) durare; resistere
B v. t. + avv.
1 tenere (qc.) insieme (fam.); tenere attaccato (unito, ecc.)
2 (fig.) tenere in piedi (fam.); far durare (un'unione, ecc.): to hold a marriage together, tenere in piedi un matrimonio □ to hold oneself together, restare padrone di sé; non lasciarsi andare (fig.); mantenere la calma.

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