hold down

mantener un empleo

Conservar un empleo o puesto cumpliendo con el trabajo que exige.

En inglés sencillo: To keep a job or position by doing the work it requires.

• He holds down a job.
• She held down two jobs to support her family.
• Can he hold down regular work while caring for his mother?

Cómo se usa: hold down a job (She holds down a job while studying.)

Sinónimos: keep, maintain

Expresiones frecuentes: hold down a job, hold down two jobs

mantener bajo, contener

Mantener algo en un nivel bajo o impedir que aumente.

En inglés sencillo: To keep something at a low level or stop it from increasing.

• We must hold down costs.
• The government held down prices last year.
• Can you hold the noise down while I work?

Cómo se usa: hold something down (We need to hold our costs down.)

Sinónimos: limit, restrain, keep down

Expresiones frecuentes: hold down costs, hold down prices, hold down noise