English-Swedish translations for hold up

• hålla upp
  Men vi måste också hålla upp spegeln framför oss själva och erkänna våra egna brister.But we must also hold up the mirror to ourselves and recognise our own inadequacies.
  Ni skulle till exempel kunna hålla upp rött kort innan ni stöder ert lag eller mitt.For example, you too could hold up the red card before going to support your team and mine.
  Han skapade då ett prejudikat, så varför fick vi i dag inte hålla upp skyltar med texten ”Säg nej”?He set a precedent then, so why were we not permitted this very day to hold up signs saying 'Say no'?

Definition of hold up

• To wait or delay
• To impede; detain
• To support or lift
• To withstand; to stand up to; to survive
• To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement
• To rob at gunpoint
• To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground

Examples

• Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
• Ive got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?
• What is holding up traffic?
• Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
• hold up to scrutiny
• hold up to heavy use
• I dont think hes holding up his end of the bargain.
• The guy tried to hold up a bank.

Related words

• hold up one's end
• upholder
• hold-up
• uphold
• holdup
• hold-ups
• cupholder
• cup holder
• holdup in a bank