държа in English:

Hold it!

When my father went into the hospital, I had to put everything on hold.

Furthermore, even after the company information session, we sometimes hold company tours.

Businesses often have a list of 5-10 'mission statements' featured in their brochures, on their websites or hanging in their office detailing the values they hold as a form of communication to their employees, their clients and the public.

When suddenly faced with a dangerous situation, hold your horses - make sure of the proper action, then act.

Hold it, are you kidding me? Why'd we wanna go to such a remote location?

I will listen to your chest. Breathe deeply, please. Now hold your breath.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

The success of newly-developed applications and government-forced deregulation may hold the key to achieving this economic implementation.

The working group on data transfer, led by Ben Manny, will hold a meeting on Jan 14, 1999.

I always use the steps, but...it's scary how they wobble...so I'd like you to hold them steady.

Mmmmn ... maybe I'll have a hair of the dog. "Whoa, hold up a mo! Here, I cooked roast fish for this morning. You ought to be able to eat this OK."

First hold crime-prevention firmly in mind! Before going out, lock the doors!

She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.

Some Shanghainese hold large banquets when they get married.