Spanish-English translations for sujetar

• hold
  One of the prohibitions in that report, thanks to an amendment in Parliament, pertains to holding a ladder while someone is standing on it. Gracias a una enmienda del Parlamento se encuentra ahora en este informe, entre otras cosas, que está prohibido sujetar una escalera cuando alguien está encaramado a ella.
  We are all in the same boat and must keep a firm hold of the oars and row together if we are to gain speed and be able to reach our destination. Todos estamos en el mismo barco y tendremos que sujetar firmemente los remos y remar juntos si queremos adquirir velocidad y llegar a nuestro destino.
  Hold the pencil like this
• cling
  Seaweed clung to the anchor.
  Wood clings.
• hold down
  Please hold the noise down.
  You hold him down while I search him.
  I held down that job for years.
• tack
  The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place.
  hardtack; soft tack
  to tack (something) onto (something)

Related words

• sujeto