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holdup

Prononciation : [hoʊldʌp]

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Comment utiliser holdup dans une phrase : 3 sens et 9 exemples audio.

Contexte : « crime »

(noun) a situation where someone steals from another person, usually using force or threat. It's what you might call a robbery where the person doing it might have a weapon or scare the victim.

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The police caught the man who tried to do a holdup at the bank.

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There was no holdup at the store last night, and everything was safe.

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Did you hear about the holdup that happened downtown?

Contexte : « delay »

(noun) a pause or delay in something that was supposed to happen. It's like when you want to leave for school but your friend is running late.

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There was a holdup in traffic, so we arrived late to the party.

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There was no holdup, and we made it to the movie on time.

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What caused the holdup on the way to the airport?

Contexte : « delay »

(verb) to cause something to be delayed or held back. If you stop something from moving forward, you are holding it up.

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The bad weather may holdup the construction of the new playground.

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Finishing the project was not holdup by any issues; it went smoothly.

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Why did the rain holdup the game?

Comment prononcer holdup

Prononciation : [hoʊldʌp]

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