Traduzione inglese <> italiano di Hold on
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Traduzione e definizione
hold on: aspetta, aspetti; rimanga in linea, non riattacchi
To hold on significa "aspettare" e to hold significa "avere", "tenere" o "portare in mano".
I'm putting you on hold. Rimanga in attesa (al telefono), per favore.
Esempi
- "Polly : Let me check his schedule, hold on please."
- "Hold on, man!"
- "Hold on one second."
- "Just hold on."
- "Bruno : Hold on a moment."
- "Security guard : Hold on sir, I'm just going to do a quick search."
Esercizio 1
Use the words from this list to fill in the blanks in the text. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once.
all | about | to | finally | first | before | as | with | on | in
'Hey, Philip, come here. I want to tell you a story my trip China,' said Kevin. 'Hold a minute, let me finish my lunch ,' answered Philip. Several minutes passed Philip entered Kevin's office. 'Ok, tell me your story,' said Philip. ' you may know, I went China last week. I had a meeting Mrs. Mei-Tsing Lee to discuss our new production plan. And, the day I went to her office, I accidentally got the wrong bus. And, the next thing I knew, I was North Korea.' 'Is that ?' 'Well, yes.'
all | about | to | finally | first | before | as | with | on | in
'Hey, Philip, come here. I want to tell you a story my trip China,' said Kevin. 'Hold a minute, let me finish my lunch ,' answered Philip. Several minutes passed Philip entered Kevin's office. 'Ok, tell me your story,' said Philip. ' you may know, I went China last week. I had a meeting Mrs. Mei-Tsing Lee to discuss our new production plan. And, the day I went to her office, I accidentally got the wrong bus. And, the next thing I knew, I was North Korea.' 'Is that ?' 'Well, yes.'
Use the words from this list to fill in the blanks in the text. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once.
all | about | to | finally | first | before | as | with | on | in
'Hey, Philip, come here. I want to tell you a story about 1 my trip to 2 China,' said Kevin. 'Hold on 3 a minute, let me finish my lunch first 4,' answered Philip. Several minutes passed before 5 Philip finally 6 entered Kevin's office. 'Ok, tell me your story,' said Philip. 'as 7 you may know, I went to 8 China last week. I had a meeting with 9 Mrs. Mei-Tsing Lee to discuss our new production plan. And, on 10 the day I went to her office, I accidentally got on 11 the wrong bus. And, the next thing I knew, I was in 12 North Korea.' 'Is that all 13?' 'Well, yes.'
all | about | to | finally | first | before | as | with | on | in
'Hey, Philip, come here. I want to tell you a story about 1 my trip to 2 China,' said Kevin. 'Hold on 3 a minute, let me finish my lunch first 4,' answered Philip. Several minutes passed before 5 Philip finally 6 entered Kevin's office. 'Ok, tell me your story,' said Philip. 'as 7 you may know, I went to 8 China last week. I had a meeting with 9 Mrs. Mei-Tsing Lee to discuss our new production plan. And, on 10 the day I went to her office, I accidentally got on 11 the wrong bus. And, the next thing I knew, I was in 12 North Korea.' 'Is that all 13?' 'Well, yes.'
1 about: We can talk about something, but we talk to someone. 'About' is the best choice here. Example: I want to talk to you about my mother.
2 to: Kevin is telling Philip about his trip to China. 'To' is the best choice because a 'trip' carries the idea of movement. When we speak about movement, we always talk about someone or something going from one place to another. In this case 'to' indicates the destination of Kevin's trip.
3 on: 'On' is the best choice here. "Hold on" is a common expression which means 'please wait' or 'wait a minute'. It is often used when speaking on the phone. Example: Please hold on while I grab a pencil.
4 first: 'First' is the correct choice. Philip says 'let me finish my lunch first', meaning that he wants to finish his lunch 'before' Kevin tells him the story of his trip to Asia.
5 before: 'Before' is the correct answer. It tells us that time has passed before Philip enters Kevin's office. Example: We were talking about you before you arrived.
6 finally: 'Finally' means 'at last' or 'lastly'. It is the best choice here. Example: I've finally finished reading War and Peace.
7 as: 'As you may know' is an expression which introduces a fact or statement which is presumably known by one person or a group of people. Example: As you will know, your mother and I have decided to adopt a guinea pig.
8 to: Kevin is telling Philip that he went 'to' China. 'To' is the best choice because the verb 'to go' carries the idea of movement, and the preposition 'to' indicates the object or destination of this movement. Example: I'm going to London next week.
9 with: 'With' groups together objects, people and ideas. It is the best choice here to tell us 'whom' Kevin met (Mei-Tsing Lee). Example: I had a date with a guy I met online.
10 on: "On the day" is the correct choice. We use this type of expression to give specific information about a date. Example: On August first, on Monday morning, etc.
11 on: 'To get on the bus' is to board a bus. When using prepositions with modes of transportation, we often run into problems. Usually, when we are speaking about public transportation (bus, metro, airplane, etc.) we use the preposition on. But if we are talking about a car, we use in (get in the car).
12 in: Kevin tells Philip that he was in North Korea, which means that he was inside the country or within the country's borders. Example: I was in Puerto Rico when the hurricane hit.
13 all: 'Is that all?' is a question which asks if someone is finished (speaking, shopping, etc.). Example: Is that all the cake you have left?
Esercizio 2
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
Security guard: sir, I'm just going to do a quick . Lift your arms, please... and slightly.
Edward: Oh my god, I'm being touched by a woman!
Edward: Oh my god, I'm being touched by a woman!
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
Security guard: Hold on sir, I'm just going to do a quick search . Lift your arms, please... and spread your legs slightly.
Edward: Oh my god, I'm being touched by a woman!
Edward: Oh my god, I'm being touched by a woman!
Esercizio 3
Kevin asks Jean to him a favor. He wants Jean to his phone calls while he is away. Kevin asks Jean to "keep an eye on things", or to things while Kevin is gone.
Kevin asks Jean to do 1 him a favor. He wants Jean to take 2 his phone calls while he is away. Kevin asks Jean to "keep an eye on things", or to look after 3 things while Kevin is gone.
1 do: In English, one "does a favor". This construction requires the verb "to do". "To do a favor for someone" or "to do someone a favor" is to do a service for them or help them in some way.
1 make: We cannot use the verb "to make" to complete this construction.
1 take: We cannot use the verb "to take" to complete this construction.
1 give: "To give a favor" is an awkward construction, and does not make sense in this context. We must use the verb "to do" to complete this construction correctly.
2 take: To express the idea of answering or responding to phone calls, we often use the expression "to take a phone call". When Kevin asks Jean to "answer his phone calls" he is asking him to "take his calls".
2 make: "To make a phone call" is to telephone or call someone. Kevin is not asking Jean to do this, rather he is asking him to answer his phone calls.
2 hold: "Holding a call" refers either to "placing someone on hold" or asking them to wait, or "stopping all calls". For example, one can ask someone to wait by saying "please hold". Or Bruno might tell Polly "hold my calls please", which means Bruno doesn't want to receive any phone calls. In either case, this is not what Kevin is asking Jean to do.
2 transfer: Kevin is not asking Jean to "transfer his calls", but rather to answer them.
3 look after: The idiom "to keep an eye on something" means to look after, or watch after it. Kevin is asking Jean to answer phone calls and in general look after things while Kevin is away for the afternoon.
3 look over: "To look over something" is to review it or make sure that it is acceptable or correct. Kevin is not asking Jean to look over anything, rather he is asking him to "look after things" which means to take care of things, or to make sure everything is okay.
3 glance at: "To glance at something" is to look at something briefly. The verb generally indicates that someone is physically looking at something. Kevin is not asking Jean to look at anything, but rather to look after things while he is away.
3 read up on: "To read up on something" is to research it or investigate it. Kevin is not asking Jean to read up on anything, but rather to look after things while he is away.
Esercizio 4
Were you listening carefully? It's time to fill in the blanks!
Find the term used in the dialogue synonymous with "midday" or "12 o'clock":
I went to bed late last night and didn't wake up until today!
Now look for the term which means "waiting on the line" or "still on the telephone":
I hate it when customer services keep you (two words) for ages and play that terrible music.
Find the word meaning "sent" or "dispatched":
Most of our products are manufactured in the US and then over to Europe regularly.
Finally, we're looking for the two-word term which describes the time people work (usually Monday to Friday):
We are never open at the weekend. We only work on (two terms), but we stay open until 10PM!
Find the term used in the dialogue synonymous with "midday" or "12 o'clock":
I went to bed late last night and didn't wake up until today!
Now look for the term which means "waiting on the line" or "still on the telephone":
I hate it when customer services keep you (two words) for ages and play that terrible music.
Find the word meaning "sent" or "dispatched":
Most of our products are manufactured in the US and then over to Europe regularly.
Finally, we're looking for the two-word term which describes the time people work (usually Monday to Friday):
We are never open at the weekend. We only work on (two terms), but we stay open until 10PM!
Were you listening carefully? It's time to fill in the blanks!
Find the term used in the dialogue synonymous with "midday" or "12 o'clock":
I went to bed late last night and didn't wake up until noon 1 today!
Now look for the term which means "waiting on the line" or "still on the telephone":
I hate it when customer services keep you on hold 2 (two words) for ages and play that terrible music.
Find the word meaning "sent" or "dispatched":
Most of our products are manufactured in the US and then shipped 3 over to Europe regularly.
Finally, we're looking for the two-word term which describes the time people work (usually Monday to Friday):
We are never open at the weekend. We only work on business days 4 (two terms), but we stay open until 10PM!
Find the term used in the dialogue synonymous with "midday" or "12 o'clock":
I went to bed late last night and didn't wake up until noon 1 today!
Now look for the term which means "waiting on the line" or "still on the telephone":
I hate it when customer services keep you on hold 2 (two words) for ages and play that terrible music.
Find the word meaning "sent" or "dispatched":
Most of our products are manufactured in the US and then shipped 3 over to Europe regularly.
Finally, we're looking for the two-word term which describes the time people work (usually Monday to Friday):
We are never open at the weekend. We only work on business days 4 (two terms), but we stay open until 10PM!
1 noon: "Noon" is the best choice. "Noon" means "midday" or "12 o'clock" or 12.00 PM.
2 on hold: "On hold" is the right answer. To be "on hold" means to be "waiting on the line". In customer services we can often ask customers to "hold the line" if we are dealing with an enquiry or putting them through to someone else who can answer their questions.
3 shipped: "Shipped" is the term we were looking for. When an order is "shipped" it is "sent" to the customer. "Shipped" is usually used in the context of sending an order to foreign customers living abroad. However, things can also be shipped within one country, and they may not take a "ship" or "boat" at all! Example: "Shipping for this order within the US costs $6".
4 business days: "Business days" is the right answer. "Business days" are the days of the week we work. In many countries, this means Monday to Friday. We also refer to these days as "working days" or "the working week".
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