| English | German | |
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| to keep sth. | 5725 etw.Akk. halten [behalten, einhalten] | |
| to hold sb./sth. | 2619 jdn./etw. halten [festhalten] | |
| to bear | 795 halten [tragen] | |
| to retain sth. | 788 etw. halten [behalten, festhalten] | |
| to stop | 710 halten [anhalten, Halt machen] | |
| to cradle [hold closely] | 633 halten [vorsichtig, schützend] | |
| agr. to rear [cattle] | 186 halten [Vieh] | |
| to deliver sth. [speech, sermon, lecture] | 153 etw. halten [Rede etc.] | |
| to halt | 72 halten [anhalten] | |
| sports to save (sth.) [e.g. penalty] | 59 (etw.) halten [z. B. Elfmeter] | |
| to clamp | 51 halten [festhalten] | |
| sports to save [football] | 39 halten | |
| to uphold | 37 halten [aufrechterhalten] | |
| to last [cloth, flowers, food etc.] | 12 halten [z. B. Kleidung, Blumen, Lebensmittel etc.] | |
| to stop sb./sth. | 6 jdn./etw. halten [zurückhalten, nicht weggehen lassen] | |
| to bring to a stop to sth. | etw.Akk. halten [anhalten] | |
| to bring sth. to a standstill | etw. halten [anhalten] | |
| to make good on sth. [word] | etw. halten [Wort] | |
| automot. rail to pull to a stop | halten [anhalten] | |
| to bear up | halten [aufrechterhalten] | |
Nouns |
| waiting [Br.] | 30 Halten {n} [auf einer Straße] | |
| sports holding [association football] | 18 Halten {n} | |
2 Words: Others |
| traffic No waiting! [Br.] | Halten verboten! [Verkehrszeichen] | |
| traffic Keep left [traffic sign] [Br.] | Links halten | |
| traffic Bear right! | Rechts halten! | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to social distance [esp. physically] | Abstand halten | |
| to stand clear | Abstand halten | |
| to stand off | Abstand halten | |
| to keep (one's) distance | Abstand halten | |
| to stop at sth. [place] | an etw.Dat. halten | |
| to hold against each other | aneinander halten [alt] | |
| to pay addresses | Ansprachen halten | |
| to keep up [contact, deception, custom] | aufrecht halten | |
| to maintain eye contact | Augenkontakt halten | |
| to keep apart | auseinander halten [alt] | |
| to tell apart | auseinander halten [alt] | |
| to prospect | Ausschau halten | |
| to search | Ausschau halten | |
| to keep watch | Ausschau halten | |
| to look out [keep watch] | Ausschau halten | |
| to keep together | beieinander halten | |
| med. to stay in bed [because of an illness] | Bettruhe halten | |
| to maintain eye contact | Blickkontakt halten | |
| to be looking for a wife | Brautschau halten | |
| to keep to a diet | Diät halten | |
| to stay on a diet | Diät halten | |
| to keep one's distance | Distanz halten | |
| to keep oneself apart | Distanz halten | |
| to hold oneself at a distance | Distanz halten | |
| to keep honor guard [Am.] | Ehrenwache halten | |