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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHold-the-press
/ˌhoʊld ðə ˈprɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An exclamation used to command someone to stop what they are doing because important, surprising, or new information has just been revealed.
"Hold the press! I just found out we won the grand prize."
- 1
Describing news or information that is extremely urgent, sensational, or late-breaking.
"She had a hold-the-press announcement to make at the company meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from traditional newspaper printing press operations, originating in the early 20th century. When a major, late-breaking news story occurred after the initial printing had already begun, an editor would literally shout 'hold the press' to halt the machinery so the urgent update could be added to the front page.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hold-the-press" is said worldwide
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arrêtez les rotatives
Transliteration: a-ʁɛ-te le ʁɔ-ta-tiv
"Arrêtez les rotatives, j'ai une grande nouvelle !"
Haltet die Pressen an
Transliteration: haltet diː ˈpʁɛsn an
"Haltet die Pressen an, das muss jeder wissen!"
fermate le rotative
Transliteration: fer-ˈma-te le ro-ˈta-ti-ve
"Fermate le rotative, ho una notizia sensazionale."
paren las rotativas
Transliteration: ˈpa-ɾen las ro-ta-ˈti-bas
"¡Paren las rotativas! Tengo noticias importantes."
parem as rotativas
Transliteration: ˈpa-ɾẽj̃s ɐz ʁo-ta-ˈti-vɐs
"Parem as rotativas, isso muda tudo."
प्रेस रोकिए
Transliteration: pres rokie
"प्रेस रोकिए! मेरे पास एक बड़ी खबर है।"
且慢 停印
Transliteration: qiě màn, tíng yìn
"且慢，我有一个重磅消息要宣布。"
인쇄를 멈춰라
Transliteration: inswaereul meomchwora
"인쇄를 멈춰라! 놀라운 소식이 있다."
輪転機を止めろ
Transliteration: rintenki o tomero
"輪転機を止めろ、大変なニュースが入ってきた。"
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View all English termsTo think carefully about something, typically before making a decision.
A formal, documented account of findings, investigations, or statistics issued by an authoritative body or government agency.
Used to express pleasure, realization, surprise, or understanding.
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