holding
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ nom B1En français : possession
- Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
- A determination of law made by a court.
- A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
- A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.
Pluriel holdings
Dans la bibliothèque
de Blacas, I must change your armorial bearings; I will give you an eagle with outstretched wings, holding in its claws a prey which tries in vain to escape, and bearing this device—Tenax.”
We will leave Danglars struggling with the demon of hatred, and endeavoring to insinuate in the ear of the shipowner some evil suspicions against his comrade, and follow Dantès, who, after having traversed La Canebière, took the Rue de Noailles, and entering a small house, on the left of the Allées de Meilhan, rapidly ascended four flights of a dark staircase, holding the baluster with one hand, while with the other he repressed the beatings of his heart, and paused before a half-open door, from which he could see the whole of a small room.
“You are holding something back.
He called out to a passing traveler for help, but instead of holding out a helping hand, the man stood by unconcernedly, and scolded the boy for his imprudence.
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