hold open

• Maintenir quelque chose en position ouverte, généralement une porte ou un portail, en empêchant physiquement qu'il ne se referme, souvent par politesse ou pour laisser passer quelqu'un.

To keep something open, typically a door or gate, by physically preventing it from closing, often as a gesture of politeness or to allow passage.

1. Keep something open physicallyA2informal

   To physically prevent a door, window, or similar object from closing.

   maintenir ouvert

   • He held the door open for the elderly woman.
   • Please hold the window open with a book.
   • She held open the gate while the children ran through.

2. Keep an opportunity availableB2informal

   To keep a position, offer, or opportunity available for someone for a period of time.

   laisser ouvert

   • The company agreed to hold the job open for him until next month.
   • She asked the university to hold her place open for a year.
   • We will hold the offer open for you until Friday.