hold on
hold on
to wait a short time
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hold on with Russian translation
hold on usage examples
Подожди, мне нужно найти ключи.
Hold on, I need to find my keys.
Подождите, мне нужна ещё одна минута.
Hold on, I need one more minute.
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hold on synonyms
What's the difference between hold on / wait a second / hang on / hold up / wait
подождать — to wait a short time
Hold on, I need to find my keys.
Подожди, мне нужно найти ключи.
to wait for a short time
Hold on a moment, please.
Подождите минуту, пожалуйста.
a very short, informal request to wait
Wait a second, I forgot my keys.
Подожди секунду, я забыл ключи.
to wait briefly; very common in spoken English
Hang on, I’m coming.
Погоди, я иду.
to wait; often slightly more colloquial or when asking someone to slow down
Hold up, I’m not ready yet.
Подожди, я ещё не готов.
the general verb for staying until something happens
Please wait here until I return.
Пожалуйста, подождите здесь, пока я не вернусь.
to stop doing or saying something for a short time
The speaker paused before answering.
Оратор сделал паузу перед ответом.
to make something happen later than planned
The flight was delayed by an hour.
Рейс задержали на час.
to keep someone waiting on the phone
Please keep me on hold for a minute.
Пожалуйста, оставьте меня на линии на минуту.
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How to pronounce hold on and what this word means
hold on translation: подождать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce hold on
/həʊld ˈɒn/
hold on translation
подождать
hold on examples
Hold on, I need to find my keys.
hold on transcription
/həʊld ˈɒn/, /hoʊld ˈɑn/
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hold on meaning: what does it mean?
to wait a short time
hold on pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
hold on is pronounced as /həʊld ˈɒn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
hold on definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Hold on, I need to find my keys. Translation: Подожди, мне нужно найти ключи.
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