hold to

obliger à respecter, tenir à

Exiger de quelqu'un qu'il tienne une promesse ou respecte un niveau de qualité précis.

En anglais simple : To make someone keep a promise or meet a particular standard.

• I will hold you to that promise.
• The coach held every player to the same standard.
• Can we hold the company to its agreement?

Comment l'utiliser : hold someone to something (I will hold you to your promise.)

Synonymes : bind, oblige

Expressions courantes : hold someone to something, hold someone to account

s’en tenir à, rester fidèle à

Garder une conviction ou maintenir sa version des faits malgré les pressions pour en changer.

En anglais simple : To keep a belief or keep telling the same story despite pressure to change it.

• She held to her story.
• They hold to their principles even when it costs them money.
• Will he hold to his position under pressure?

Comment l'utiliser : hold to something (He held to his original account despite repeated questions.)

Synonymes : stick to, stand by, cling to

Contraires : abandon

Expressions courantes : hold to something, hold to your story

adhérer à, croire en

Croire à une idée ou partager une opinion.

En anglais simple : To believe in an idea or agree with an opinion.

• I hold to that view.
• She held to the belief that people are basically kind.
• Do you hold to the theory that dreams have hidden meanings?

Comment l'utiliser : hold to something (They hold to the belief that education should be free.)

Synonymes : believe in, subscribe to

Contraires : reject

Expressions courantes : hold to a belief, hold to a view

se conformer à, respecter

Agir selon une règle, un plan ou une méthode convenue.

En anglais simple : To act according to a rule, plan, or agreed way of doing something.

• We must hold to the rules.
• The team held to its original plan throughout the project.
• Can you hold to this schedule for another week?

Comment l'utiliser : hold to something (Please hold to the agreed schedule.)

Synonymes : follow, adhere to, keep to

Contraires : disregard

Expressions courantes : hold to a plan, hold to the rules