English–Spanish dictionary

Spanish translation of the English word hold one’s tongue

English	Spanish (translated indirectly)	Esperanto
hold one’s tongue (be quiet; be silent)	callarse	silenti
🔗 There were angry shouts for Cenn to hold his tongue.
hold (continue; last)	continuar	daŭradi
hold	bodega	holdo
hold (hang onto; retain; keep; maintain; have)	tener	teni
🔗 He held it at arm’s length.
hold (comprise; contain)	contener	enhavi
🔗 It still held oil.
hold (contain; admit)	contener	enteni
hold (halt; stop; end; obstruct; stem; stay; stall; arrest)	parar	haltigi
hold (cause; cause to take place; organize; provoke; stage)	dar lugar a ; ocasionar	okazigi
🔗 And European Council president Donald Tusk will hold talks with Irish premier Leo Varadkar in Dublin.
hold (occupy; take; engage; fill; involve)	ocupar	okupi
🔗 A successful strike southwards would make Russia’s defence of parts of Cherson it still holds untenable.
hold (deem; opine; think; feel; reckon; see; believe; find)	opinar	opinii
hold (pause)	calderón	fermato
tongue	lengua	lango
🔗 The language sounded harsh, unsuited to a human tongue.
tongue (language)	lengua	lingvo
🔗 “Quick!” he cried in the tongue of the Angles, which the Jutes understood.
tongue (tag)	lengüeta	langeto

English	Spanish
hold one’s tongue	⇆ morderse la lengua
hold	⇆ tener; ⇆ agarradera; ⇆ agarro; ⇆ asa; ⇆ mango; ⇆ autoridad; ⇆ dominio; ⇆ presa; ⇆ cabina de carga; ⇆ calderón; ⇆ bodega; ⇆ retener; ⇆ apoyar; ⇆ sostener; ⇆ sujetar; ⇆ contener; ⇆ tener cabida para; ⇆ ocupar; ⇆ celebrar; ⇆ ser valedero; ⇆ seguir vigente; ⇆ pegarse
tongue	⇆ lengua; ⇆ vara; ⇆ lanza; ⇆ tarabilla; ⇆ lengüeta; ⇆ idioma