put someone on hold

US /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɑːn hoʊld/
UK /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɑːn hoʊld/
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colocar alguém em espera, deixar alguém em espera

to make someone wait on the telephone during a call

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Please don't put me on hold, I'm in a hurry.
Por favor, não me coloque em espera, estou com pressa.
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The customer service representative put me on hold for ten minutes.
O representante de atendimento ao cliente me colocou em espera por dez minutos.
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hold the linekeep waitingdelay the call
:
hold someone prisonerhold someone captivehold someone's attentionput someone on a pedestalput someone in their placeput someone to deathput someone in the picture